Aaron Parker Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Aaron Parker
Born 01/17/2003 in Los Altos, CA
Profile Ht.: 5'9" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School UC Santa Barbara
Drafted in the 6th round (187th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024 (signed for $297,500).

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Parker is a 5-foot-9, 200-pound catcher and righthanded hitter who has done nothing but perform for two seasons and change with UC Santa Barbara. He only played in 11 games as a freshman in 2022, but is a career .351/.437/.592 hitter who managed double-digit homers in each of the last two seasons. Parker has contact questions and expands the zone a bit too frequently, but he generates big exit velocities and homers to the pull side with a high-maintenance swing that includes a huge leg kick and aggressive righty swing with lots of bat speed. Behind the plate he threw out 12-of-26 (46.2%) basestealers this spring.

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Parker is a 5-foot-9, 200-pound catcher and righthanded hitter who has done nothing but perform for two seasons and change with UC Santa Barbara. He only played in 11 games as a freshman in 2022, but is a career .351/.437/.592 hitter who managed double-digit homers in each of the last two seasons. Parker has contact questions and expands the zone a bit too frequently, but he generates big exit velocities and homers to the pull side with a high-maintenance swing that includes a huge leg kick and aggressive righty swing with lots of bat speed. Behind the plate he threw out 12-of-26 (46.2%) basestealers this spring.