Mack - 2022 MLB Draft Prospect Report - C - Kevin Parada - Georgia Tech

Kevin Parada

 

C     6-0     200     Georgia Tech 

 

2021 GT stat line - 52-G, 220-AB, team leading .318, 9-HR, 42-RBI, 41-K 

 

7-28-21 - BPJ - Top 10 Mock Draft -

 

3. Texas Rangers: Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech

 

Parada was a highly-regarded prep player but wanted to attend college instead of starting a pro career in 2020. Now, Parada is the top college position player entering the 2022 draft cycle. The 6-foot, 192-pound catcher is a right-handed hitter who consistently barrels up pitches.

 

He is a complete player who has the athleticism and above-average arm strength to stick behind the plate. He also has a solid track record against the high-end competition. 

 

7-27-21 - Prospect Love Top 100 2022 Prospects -

 

6. Kevin Parada

 

Catcher, Georgia Tech

 

Parada was one of the more quietly heralded catchers in the 2020 draft class pre-draft. His bonus demands ultimately pushed him to Georgia Tech. It's legit plus raw power that he's shown he can get to in-game. He’s got extremely strong hands that help him manipulate the barrel, and punish balls deep in the zone with authority. Parada has a picturesque swing that uses all fields and doesn’t sell out for power. It’s organic strength and loft that comes naturally. Behind the plate, it’s a plus arm with better athleticism than you’ll find in most guys his size. Playing at Georgia Tech, Parada may get the opportunity to call his own games in 2022, a luxury not afforded to most college catchers these days. That advanced skillset, both mentally and physically, should help his draft stock. Parada’s profile is carried by the plus bat, but he’s an advanced defensive catcher who figures to stay behind the plate as he transitions into professional baseball. He may be the next great backstop to come out of Georgia Tech following Jason Varitek, Matt Wieters and Joey Bart. 

 

7-20-21 - TTF -

 

Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech

 

This year’s draft is stacked with catchers. Parada and Mississippi’s Hayden Dunhurst, right now, are the very best. From the get, his plus raw power stands out. His swing is electric and should be the model for any young ball player trying to improve their hitting. Behind the plate, he calls a solid game and his mental mindset is the best we’ve seen in the past two drafts.

  

7-20-21 - nolanwritin -

 

Texas Rangers 2022 Draft Prospects: C Kevin Parada

 

“But the Rangers have Sam Huff and Jonah Heim already.”

 

While the above is true, sometimes there are can’t-miss talents at positions of strength, and Kevin Parada of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is one of those.

 

With rumblings that he could go first overall in 2022 (precedent is there with Adley Rutschman to Baltimore in 2019), Parada may not be there for the Rangers by their selection, but if he is, that is certainly worth considering.

 

The Yellow Jacket starting backstop brings great defense behind the plate who can already call his own games. He also projects well as a hitter, making him the whole package and potentially the next great Georgia Tech catcher after highly regarded names like Joey Bart, Matt Wieters and Jason Varitek.

 

Could you imagine a battery of Jack Leiter and Kevin Parada? Holy moly. That’s what we would call must-see TV. 

 

7-17-21 - BPJ -

 

Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech

 

Parada was a highly-regarded prep player but wanted to attend college instead of starting a pro career in 2020. Now, Parada is the top college position player entering the 2022 draft cycle. The 6-foot, 192-pound catcher is a right-handed hitter who consistently barrels up pitches.

 

He is a complete player who has the athleticism and above-average arm strength to stick behind the plate. He also has a solid track record against the high-end competition. 

 

7-14-21 -   https://www.prospectslive.com/mlb-draft/2021/7/13/an-exercise-in-futility-a-2022-mock-draft -

 

4. Texas Rangers

 

Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech

 

Parada was one of the more quietly heralded catchers in the 2020 draft class pre-draft. His bonus demands ultimately pushed him to Georgia Tech. It's legit plus raw power that he's shown he can get to in-game. He’s got extremely strong hands that help him manipulate the barrel, and punish balls deep in the zone with authority. Parada has a picturesque swing that uses all fields and doesn’t sell out for power. It’s organic strength and loft that comes naturally. Behind the plate, it’s a plus arm with better athleticism than you’ll find in most guys his size. Playing at Georgia Tech, Parada may get the opportunity to call his own games in 2022, a luxury not afforded to most college catchers these days. That advanced skillset, both mentally and physically, should help his draft stock. Parada’s profile is carried by the plus bat, but he’s an advanced defensive catcher who figures to stay behind the plate as he transitions into professional baseball. He may be the next great backstop to come out of Georgia Tech following Jason Varitek, Matt Wieters and Joey Bart. 

 

7-8-21 - Fangraphs Top 2022 Prospects -

 

#10

 

Kevin Parada C 21.9 6' 0" 200 R R

 

Parada has an above average arm and can stick behind the plate, and he shows some upside with the stick via his power. He's currently projected to be sophomore eligible assuming the MLB Draft date stays in mid-July. 

 

1-8-21 - Prospects Live -

 

5. Kevin Parada - C

 

Bio:

 

Height: 6-1

Weight: 192 lbs

Hits/Throws: R-R

Hometown: Pasadena, California

School: Georgia Tech

 

Parada was one of the more quietly heralded catchers in the 2020 draft class pre-draft. It's legit 60 raw power that he's shown he can get to in-game. He'll have the opportunity to step in and play right away at Georgia Tech, a school renowned for it's development of catchers.

  

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15. Georgia Tech

 

Kevin Parada, C (2022): Varitek, Wieters, Bart . . . Parada. The Californian would have been a surefire 2nd round pick this year but instead will head to Atlanta where he’s poised to be the next in a long line of premium backstops. Parada will be draft eligible as a sophomore in 2022.