Parker Dunshee

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Oakland Athletics #21 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: After returning for his senior year at Wake Forest, Dunshee made the most of his additional year of collegiate development and moved up seven rounds. That collegiate experience propelled him to the upper levels after just 100 innings. Dunshee thrived until a Triple-A promotion during the second half, when the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League gave him his first taste of adversity.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Dunshee generates good tilt while staying closed in his delivery and creating front-side deception. While his arm action is loose, it is funky in the back with a slight pause, effectively disrupting hitters timing and allowing his 88-92 mph fastball to play more effectively. Dunshee depends on changing speeds and looks with an 87-90 mph cutter-slider hybrid mix he uses to both sides of the plate to keep hitters off-balance. Dunshee mixes in a softer curveball to keep hitters honest early in counts but had issues effectively finishing off hitters in Triple-A. Dunshee's changeup is still a work in progress.
  
  THE FUTURE: While he will be given every opportunity to start, Dunshee's performance markedly depreciates the second time through the lineup, which seemingly limits him to a bullpen role.
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  Ranked Oakland Athletics #14 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Following a four-year college career at Wake Forest, Dunshee tossed 38.1 scoreless innings at short-season Vermont in his pro debut. He continued to limit runs in 2018, when he ranked 15th in the minors with a 2.33 ERA while spending half the season at Double-A Midland.
  
  Scouting Report: Dunshee placed eighth in the minors with 163 strikeouts, but he doesn't have a power pitcher's physique or repertoire. He pitches at 87-90 mph and bumps 92 while dotting the black on both sides of the plate. Sometimes he cuts his average fastball to his glove side to get in on lefthanded batters to avoid platoon-split damage. He elevates his fastball as well as any pitcher in the system with late hop on the pitch. Dunshee relies on commanding his fastball and cutter but throws a well-rounded arsenal of average pitches that includes a roundhouse curveball he can drop for strikes, a slider he can manipulate as either short or sweeping and a developing changeup he sells with arm speed.
  
  The Future: The A's believe they found a seventh-round gem in Dunshee, who has the pitchability to reach the majors in a swingman role. His big league ETA is late 2019 or 2020.

• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: After returning for his senior year at Wake Forest, Dunshee made the most of his additional year of collegiate development and moved up seven rounds. That collegiate experience propelled him to the upper levels after just 100 innings. Dunshee thrived until a Triple-A promotion during the second half, when the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League gave him his first taste of adversity.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Dunshee generates good tilt while staying closed in his delivery and creating front-side deception. While his arm action is loose, it is funky in the back with a slight pause, effectively disrupting hitters timing and allowing his 88-92 mph fastball to play more effectively. Dunshee depends on changing speeds and looks with an 87-90 mph cutter-slider hybrid mix he uses to both sides of the plate to keep hitters off-balance. Dunshee mixes in a softer curveball to keep hitters honest early in counts but had issues effectively finishing off hitters in Triple-A. Dunshee’s changeup is still a work in progress.
  
  THE FUTURE: While he will be given every opportunity to start, Dunshee’s performance markedly depreciates the second time through the lineup, which seemingly limits him to a bullpen role.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: After returning for his senior year at Wake Forest, Dunshee made the most of his additional year of collegiate development and moved up seven rounds. That collegiate experience propelled him to the upper levels after just 100 innings. Dunshee thrived until a Triple-A promotion during the second half, when the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League gave him his first taste of adversity.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Dunshee generates good tilt while staying closed in his delivery and creating front-side deception. While his arm action is loose, it is funky in the back with a slight pause, effectively disrupting hitters timing and allowing his 88-92 mph fastball to play more effectively. Dunshee depends on changing speeds and looks with an 87-90 mph cutter-slider hybrid mix he uses to both sides of the plate to keep hitters off-balance. Dunshee mixes in a softer curveball to keep hitters honest early in counts but had issues effectively finishing off hitters in Triple-A. Dunshee's changeup is still a work in progress.
  
  THE FUTURE: While he will be given every opportunity to start, Dunshee's performance markedly depreciates the second time through the lineup, which seemingly limits him to a bullpen role.