“The first two months in Reading,” he said, “they were really frustrating for me.

After a rough 2019 season, he revamped his body and mind, and now awaits the next opportunity.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound lefty is not part of the Phillies’ 60-man roster for the abbreviated 2020 major-league season. Much better. David Parkinson sat in the home dugout at Citizens Bank Park in September 2018, feeling appreciated as the Phillies minor-league pitcher of the year and secure in the pitcher he was entering 2019. Case in point: during Luckily for us, during this last series against the It’s an interesting question because these pitches all got some big outs over the weekend. Rapsodo technology during a bullpen session last season in Reading showed why the left-hander could not rely on the slider last season in games.

For Parkinson, however, the canceled 2020 minor league season couldn’t have come at a worse time in his development. The coronavirus pandemic, which led to the cancellation of the minor-league season, also halted his progression that was evident in spring training in Clearwater, Florida.

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Not having that feel could be problematic and lead to pitches left out over the plate to be demolished. On Tuesday, they added a mix of pitchers and infielders. He saw significant results. Starting pitchers Aaron Nola – 24, RHP Even with Jake Arrieta now in the mix, Aaron Nola is still set to be the Phillies’ ace this year, and is set to potentially establish himself as one […]

“The most frustrating part for me,” he said, “is that I took a different approach this offseason with weight training, baseball, everything, and made significant jumps.

There were massive strides in his vertical jump and he dropped from 1.6 to 1.38 seconds in 10-yard laser sprints. I didn’t see the big picture.” Parkinson struggled through parts of 2019 with Double-A Reading and, despite revamping his entire approach last winter from training to pitching mechanics, he is spending the summer at home in Mississippi waiting and wondering what’s next.

He utilized all Olympic lifts to transform his body into one that gives him a better chance for sustained pitching success. “I got comfortable,” the 24-year-old said.

Now he needs to see how it translates in game action. While Zack Wheeler and his hellacious slider is an impressive pitch, what we’ll focus on here is This was the biggest out of Thursday’s game, where in the 8th inning, Now, this week wasn’t the only display of an elite pitch on the team.

Philadelphia Phillies leaderboards for 2019 pitchers with dashboard I wasn’t close-minded, but I did what was working for me.

Looking at a player’s stuff and telling whether it is “elite” or not become difficult. “I’m not saying it was all about seeking velo,” he said, “but it was a big part. “I hate to admit it, but at this point I have no plan,” he said.

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“I wasn’t lazy. It was good when I executed it down in the zone, but it didn’t differentiate enough from my fastball.” Parkinson has a stronger body, reworked repertoire and a clearer understanding of how to better handle adverse situations that arise in pro baseball. I found every single issue that was wrong with me and tried to fix them all at once.” Parkinson put together an eight-game stretch from May 7 to June 22, when he posted a .225 batting average against and a 2.79 ERA, but he walked at least three batters in one-third of his 2019 starts, and left-handed hitters batted .270 against him.

He struggled to consistently hit 90 mph with his fastball and dealt with central nervous system fatigue. After getting his feet wet in professional ball that summer at short-season Williamsport, he dominated at both Class A stops in 2018. “I thought [the change-up] was one of my better pitches last year,” Parkinson said. “I came off the best year of my life,” he said. I’m an analytical thinker. “That’s why the results were pretty terrible,” he said. He successfully pleaded with the organization to send him to Driveline Baseball’s Seattle headquarters for data-driven performance training for the first time. It’s an effective pitch and has already helped bail the team out once this year. 2018-19 Market Snapshot: Starting Pitchers. Get a recap of the Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies baseball game.

He’s hoping it comes with an extended fall minor league camp or the Arizona Fall League. New, 14 comments. It was running back over the plate on him, thus acting like a two-seam fastball. I just didn’t see a desired need to change because I saw results.

It was a critical pitch for him this year, something he needed to get back to his 2018 self.

Debates rage about using stats like WAR and its usefulness to help compare players across eras have been heated and argumentative. Parkinson traded in body fat for muscle mass and remains at 210 pounds. The former Ole Miss Rebel also revamped his pitching arsenal, especially the slider — his best pitch in college. He didn’t wait for the fall to seek out a better offseason plan.

Nola may have already earned that national recognition, so maybe it is now time to champion Neris and his splitter.