German Paredes got hot Bluefield start, saw two seasons

German Paredes 1990 Bluefield Orioles card

New Orioles farmhand German Paredes started strong for rookie Bluefield in 1990, The Baltimore Evening Sun wrote.

Paredes picked up six RBIs in the team's first three games and went 8 for 22 over the club's first six contests, The Evening Sun wrote.

Paredes, however, couldn't keep it up. He ended the year with a still-respectable .266 average in 60 games. But he saw just one more campaign. He topped out at single-A.

Paredes' career began that year in 1990, signed by the Orioles as a free agent out of his native Dominican Republic.

Paredes started with the Orioles at rookie Bluefield. He went 3 for 5 in that opener, with three RBI. He then hit a in a game soon after, one of six he hit on the year. He hit another two-run home run in a July game. He hit .his .266 in 60 games on the year.

For 1991, he went to single-A Kane County. He saw just 21 games. He hit .171 to end his career.

German Paredes 1990 Bluefield Orioles card


1990 Minor League Tally 
Players/Coaches Featured:4,441
Made the Majors:1,423-32.0
Never Made Majors:3,018-68.0%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors:577
10+ Seasons in the Minors:356

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