Form er ▁Chicago ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁stations ▁Central ▁Street ▁( Met ra ) ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Jar rod ▁Parker ▁( born ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁pitch er . ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ▁as ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft ▁from ▁Nor well ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁O ss ian , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ) ▁for ▁the ▁Diam ond back s ▁and ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ▁ ▁Parker ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ▁with ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁overall ▁pick ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁amateur ▁draft ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Diam ond back s ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁$ 2 . 1 M . ▁Parker ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁high ▁school ▁arm ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁draft . ▁It ▁took ▁Parker ▁up ▁until ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁dead line ▁for ▁d raf te es ▁to ▁sign , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁we igh ing ▁his ▁options ▁and ▁had ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁as ▁his ▁fall back ▁plan . ▁ ▁After ▁signing ▁late , ▁he ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁pro - ball ▁in ▁the ▁