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Parker Messick Will Open 2026 in the Guardians' Rotation
Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Parker Messick will open the season with the big-league club and in the starting rotation, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Messick made his MLB debut in 2025 and pitched well in a seven-start sample, recording a 3-1 record with a 2.72 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts across 39 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old lefty logged just a 23% strikeout rate in his first taste of the big leagues, but he logged a significantly more impressive 29.1% strikeout rate across 98 2/3 innings at Triple-A in 2025. Now that he officially has a rotation spot in Cleveland locked down, Messick has late-round sleeper appeal and could shoot up draft boards in the final few days before the start of the 2026 season.
Source: The Athletic - Zack Meisel
Source: The Athletic - Zack Meisel
