Player name: Parker Messick LHP
Birthdate: 101/26/00 (24 yo)
Top 100 ranking: not ranked
Pirates prospect ranking: #12 team prospect, third highest team pitching prospect
2025: 3.47 ERA with 119 K in 98.2 IP at AAA
Pros: Four pitch type mix results in K's; took Guardians training to heart and really improved across the board since being drafted. Played in 2025 All Star Futures game.
Cons: Fastball tops out at 92.6 mph; listed as "more burly than athletic". Back of the rotation type mitigates hobby value.

First card: 2022 Bowman Draft 1st #BD-71