The Evansville Otters have announced that starting pitcher Parker Brahms has been signed by the Cincinnati Reds.
Brahms, from Moorpark, Calil., is in his first season with the Otters and has been dominant on the mound in 2022. The right-hander went 5-1 with a 2.55 ERA and 63 strikeouts in nine starts and 60.0 innings pitched in 2022 for the Otters.
Brahms recorded 13 and 12 strikeouts in back-to-back starts on June 21 against the Florence Y’alls and on June 26 against the Lake Erie Crushers, respectively. Both starts were on the road. He has also gone at least seven innings in each of his last four starts.
Brahms came to the Otters after a stint in 2021 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
He pitched collegiately at California State Sacramento, where he earned All-WAC first team honors in 2017 and 2018, while also receiving WAC Freshman of the Year accolades in 2017.
