Paredes pitched in the Dominican Winter League in 2011 and 2012,but did not rejoin affiliated baseball until he signed as a minor league free agent by the Cleveland Indians in January 2013.[1] He had an 8.10 ERA in six appearances for the Akron Aeros of the Eastern League before he was released on April 19,2013.[2][1]
On November 20,2015,Paredes signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels. He played for the Double–A Arkansas Travelers in 2016,for whom he was 2–2 with 2 saves and a 2.27 ERA with 53 strikeouts over 43+2⁄3 innings, as he limited batters to a .167 batting average.[5][2] He was a Mid-Season Texas League All Star.[6] Paredes elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.[7]
Los Angeles Dodgers
Paredes signed with the Detroit Tigers on November 19, 2016, but was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft on December 8.[1][8] He began the season with the Double–A Tulsa Drillers for whom he was 0-2 with a save and a 2.81 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 32 innings, and was then promoted to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers, for whom he was 2-1 with an 0.75 ERA and an 0.83 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 12 innings.[6] He was a Mid-Season Texas League All Star.[6] On July 24, 2017, he was called up to the majors with the Dodgers.[9] He made his major league debut that night against the Minnesota Twins and pitched a scoreless inning to record the win.[10] He appeared in 10 games for the Dodgers in 2017, was 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA, striking out 11 and allowing eight hits and three runs in 81⁄3 innings, with an 0.96 WHIP .[11]
Paredes was designated for assignment on July 11, 2018.[12] He pitched in 15 games for the Dodgers in 2018, was 2-0 with a 5.87 ERA and 8 strikeouts in 72⁄3 innings, and was 3-2 with 2 saves and a 3.79 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 35.2 innings in 36 games for Oklahoma City.[11][2] Paredes elected free agency on October 15, 2018.
Through 2018, in the minor leagues Paredes was during the course of his career 38-40 with 26 saves and a 4.28 ERA, and averaged 4.4 walks and 8.6 strikeouts per 9 innings.[4] In the major leagues, he was 3-0 with a 4.50 ERA, and averaged 1.1 walks and 10.7 strikeouts per 9 innings.[4]
On January 11, 2019, Paredes signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.[6] He was released by the Phillies organization on March 21. On April 8, Paredes signed a minor league contract to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers.[13] He made 5 appearances for Tulsa, and spent much of the campaign on loan to the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League, with whom he compiled a 10.31 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 21 relief outings. Paredes elected free agency following the season on November 4.[14]
York Revolution (second stint)
On March 3, 2020, Paredes signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[15] He did not play a game for the team because of the cancellation of the 2020 ALPB season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and became a free agent after the year. On April 19, 2021, Paredes re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.[16] He became a free agent following the season.
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