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The Cardinals released Parker from his minor-league contract Thursday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. A veteran of 350 career MLB appearances, Parker attended big-league spring training with the Cardinals as a non-roster invitee, but he was unable to secure a spot in the Opening Day bullpen. The 37-year-old did little to make a case for a promotion during his time at Triple-A Memphis this season, turning in a 6.59 ERA and 1.51 WHIP in 27.1 innings. Given his age and poor performance at Triple-A thus far in 2022, Parker seems unlikely to resurface in the majors again.
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Parker was reassigned to minor-league spring training Friday. Parker joined the Cardinals as a non-roster invitee Saturday, but he was unable to land a spot on the team's Opening Day roster. Although he'll report to Triple-A Memphis to begin the year, it wouldn't be surprising to see him join the major-league bullpen at some point in 2022.
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Parker signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Saturday that includes an invitation to spring training, John Denton of MLB.com reports. Parker was effective across 43.2 innings with Cleveland last season, as he maintained a 3.09 ERA with a 37:14 K:BB. With Alex Reyes (shoulder) out for the early portion of the season, the Cardinals could use additional depth in the bullpen. Given that, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Parker ultimately make the Opening Day roster with a strong spring showing.
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Parker (2-1) allowed a run on one hit and struck out three in 1.1 innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus Kansas City. Parker was perfect in the seventh inning, but he allowed a one-out single to Whit Merrifield in the eighth. Bryan Shaw then entered the game in relief and allowed an RBI triple to Nicky Lopez. With the run on Parker's line, he took his first loss of the season. He's added a 2.74 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 35:14 K:BB while seeing mainly low-leverage assignments across his 42.2 innings this year.
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Parker allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless inning during Sunday's 11-1 win over the Yankees. The veteran right-hander put runners on the corners in the eighth inning, but he struck out Anthony Rizzo and Aaron Judge to end the threat. Parker still allows a few too many baserunners, given his 1.26 WHIP, but he's been effective at limiting the damage to a 2.54 ERA in 39 innings. He's added a 31:13 K:BB with two wins and three holds in 42 appearances.
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| 2021 | CLE | 47 | 0 | 43.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 43 | 3.09 | 1.30 |
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