South Side Hit Pen Top Prospect 74: John Parke
Chipping away: Parke has little prospect sizzle, but continues to put up sweet numbers in the White Sox system. (@BhamBarons)
John Parke
Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
6´4´´
205 pounds
Age: 25
SSHP rank among all left-handed starting pitchers in the system: 8
South Side Sox 2019 Top Prospect Ranking: 68
Parke was an Under the Radar profile last fall. He is likely to return to Birmingham for 2020, with an opportunity for early promotion if he does well.
I'm the writer formerly known as WSM20051917. Despite my entire family being Cub fans, I grew up listening to Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall on the radio as I listened to the entire season of the South Side Hit Men of '77. While it's true I have a myriad of other interests (American history, classic literature, classic rock, classic country, blues, jazz, gardening, family, etc.—not all in that order), few things aside from family surpass my interest in all things baseball — especially the White Sox.