He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.

[1] Partch was assigned to the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Reds, where he pitched in 5 games before being promoted to the advanced-rookie Billings Mustangs.

Partch began 2009 with Dayton, before being promoted to Sarasota Reds of the High-A Florida State League in August.

Partch began 2011 with the Bakersfield Blaze of the High-A California League, where he made 21 starts before being promoted to Carolina in August, where he finished the year.

Partch played most of 2012 with the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League, although he had a 7-game stint with Bakersfield in late April.

[2] Partch began 2013 with Pensacola until he was promoted to the Louisville Bats of the Triple-A International League in late April.

[3] The next day, Partch made his MLB debut in the 10th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up a grand slam to Matt Holliday, the first batter he faced.

[6] He made 48 appearances for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in 2015, registering a 1-3 record and 3.53 ERA with 81 strikeouts across 63+2⁄3 innings pitched.