Mitchell Parker

Mitchell Parker

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Washington Nationals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Parker beat the eventual world champion Dodgers in his big-league debut in April, and while there were bumps in the road from there, his final numbers as a rookie were highly respectable. The left-hander made 29 starts and totaled 151 innings for the Nationals, pitching to a 4.29 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. HIs fastball is lacking and can get touched up, but his splitter and slider both had whiff rates over 35 percent last season, hinting at room for growth with his strikeout rate even with his below-average velocity. He had a nine-run disaster Aug. 15 at Philadelphia which should serve as a reminder of his downside in the wrong matchup. Eventually he could shed the streamer label, but at least for now Parker should be deployed judiciously, if rostered. Read Past Outlooks
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#428
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2024.
Favorite for rotation spot
PWashington Nationals
March 21, 2025
Parker appears to be in the lead for the Nationals' fifth starter job, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old southpaw worked six innings in a minor-league game Thursday as he gets stretched out for the regular season. Parker has merely been competent this spring, posting a 3.65 ERA and 8:4 K:BB over 12.1 Grapefruit League innings, but that's been good enough to move ahead of DJ Herz, who is still trying to get comfortable on the mound after tweaking his mechanics in the offseason, and Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who simply hasn't looked capable of retiring big-league hitters. Parker delivered a 4.29 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 133:43 K:BB over 151 innings in his MLB debut in 2024, and his minor-league numbers suggest he might have another level he can reach as he consistently posted K/9 rates above 10.0 as he moved up the ladder.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
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-11%
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .282 156 41 7 42 7 1 1
Since 2023vs Right .251 490 92 36 112 24 1 17
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .282 156 41 7 42 7 1 1
2024vs Right .251 490 92 36 112 24 1 17
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-60%
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 2.65 1.05 88.1 5 4 0 7.8 1.5 1.1
Since 2023Away 6.61 1.66 62.2 2 6 0 8.0 4.0 1.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 2.65 1.05 88.1 5 4 0 7.8 1.5 1.1
2024Away 6.61 1.66 62.2 2 6 0 8.0 4.0 1.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A 24-year-old lefty, Parker has been a notable prospect in a shallow Nationals farm system for a couple years, but poor control and middling stuff limited his realistic upside. Parker primarily operates with a 92-mph four-seamer with solid movement and an 80-mph curveball while also mixing in a mid-80s splitter. He walked between 11.1 and 15.4 percent of batters from 2022 through 2023 while pitching in the mid-to-upper minors, and he doesn't have the pure stuff to have success with that many free passes, but only issued one walk in his first two starts of 2024, with one of those coming against the Dodgers' big-league lineup. Assuming Parker spends a good chunk of 2024 in the big-league rotation, he could be a deep-league streamer in good matchups, but there's not much data to suggest he can maintain the success he's had early in the season.
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Hurls four frames in spring game
PWashington Nationals
March 10, 2025
Parker allowed two runs on four hits while striking out four across four innings during Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.
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Throws bullpen session
PWashington Nationals
Neck
March 7, 2025
Parker (neck) threw a bullpen session Friday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Dealing with neck stiffness
PWashington Nationals
Neck
March 5, 2025
Parker didn't pitch in Wednesday's Grapefruit League against the Marlins as anticipated due to neck stiffness, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
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Works five scoreless frames
PWashington Nationals
September 24, 2024
Parker did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's extra-innings loss to Kansas City, pitching six scoreless innings while allowing five hits and two walks. He struck out five.
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Surrenders five runs in loss
PWashington Nationals
September 17, 2024
Parker (7-10) took the loss Tuesday against the Mets, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out one.
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