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Atlanta Braves Fans Need to Become Familiar with Wes Parsons

By Jake Mastroianni

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 09: Wes Parsons #67 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 09: Wes Parsons #67 of the Atlanta Braves pitches in the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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Wes Parsons Can Make a Difference

Parsons got a cup of coffee with Atlanta last year coming into a game on August 9 against the Washington Nationals after Anibal Sanchez left early.

He allowed four runs on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five innings.

That’s certainly not the type of outing you would expect from Parsons, but that’s not much to go off of at the big league level.

With all of the other talented arms in the system, it’s hard to see Parsons ever breaking into the rotation. If he did, he’d likely be a fourth or fifth starter, so I feel like he’s more valuable out of the bullpen.

Here is a scouting report we did on Parsons a few years ago. He features a fastball, slider, change-up mix.

The numbers indicate he doesn’t have big strikeout stuff, although he is striking out just under a batter an inning.

I think what we can expect from Parsons is a guy who will come in, throw strikes, and create weak contact.

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That’s what we’ve seen from him in Spring Training and throughout his minor league career.

The Braves could use him as a bridge in the middle innings as he’s a guy that can give you an inning-plus.

You can get similar results from Josh Tomlin, but I don’t think these two are in competition with each other.

Instead, I think the Atlanta Braves realize that they have a lot of young starters who won’t go deep into games, so it will be imperative that they have guys like Parsons and Tomlin who can go multiple innings.

There is still no guarantee that Parsons will break camp with the Braves, but at this point, it would be surprising if he didn’t.

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I really like what Parsons has done throughout his career, and obviously, he’s been amazing this Spring. He could be a huge difference-maker in the Atlanta Braves bullpen in 2019.

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