9 2 – 9 5   m ph ▁that ▁he ▁threw ▁for ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁pitch es . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁two - se am ▁fast ball ▁at ▁ 9 0 – 9 4 . ▁His ▁main ▁off - speed ▁pitch ▁was ▁a ▁change up ▁in ▁the ▁low ▁ 8 0 s , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁slider ▁and ▁occas ional ▁curve ball . ▁The ▁two - se amer ▁and ▁change up ▁were ▁used ▁primarily ▁on ▁left - hand ed ▁hit ters , ▁as ▁their ▁movement ▁ta iled ▁away ▁toward ▁the ▁outside ▁corner . ▁Like wise , ▁Parker ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁his ▁two - se amer ▁to ▁right - hand ers ▁at ▁all , ▁and ▁he ▁only ▁employed ▁his ▁slider ▁against ▁right - hand ers . ▁Parker ▁used ▁his ▁change up ▁heavily ▁in ▁ 2 - st rike ▁counts . ▁ ▁Parker ▁described ▁his ▁pitch ing ▁approach ▁as ▁such : ▁I ' m ▁ag gress ive . ▁I ▁like ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁zone , ▁down ▁... ▁Early ▁on , ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁fast ball ▁down ▁and ▁be ▁as ▁ag gress ive ▁as ▁I ▁can , ▁but ▁in ▁certain ▁counts ▁I ' ll ▁want ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁h itter ' s ▁eye ▁level , ▁then ▁come ▁back ▁with ▁a ▁curve ball . ▁Less ▁damage ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁when ▁the ▁ball ▁is ▁down . ▁For ▁me , ▁ground ▁balls ▁are ▁better ▁than ▁fly ▁balls . ▁That ' s ▁something ▁I ▁really ▁push ▁for , ▁because ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁zone ▁with