AN EXPLORER IN 2018, MARKEL PUSHING FOR MAJOR LEAGUE OPPORTUNITY WITH MARINERS
Source: American Association News
By Bob Wirz What better incentive for the nearly 300 players going through spring training right now than to see someone who was in the American Association as recently as last year knocking hard on the major league door for the first time. That has to be the case for 28-year-old relief pitcher Parker Markel, who had Triple-A experience prior to spending last summer in Sioux City’s bullpen, and must surely have a lot of Seattle Mariners brass focusing on what he is doing for the Pacific Coast League’s Tacoma Rainiers. Markel labored for six years in the Tampa Bay farm system, went to Korea under a reported $525,000 plus bonuses contract, spent a brief period with an Arizona pact, then struck out 62 American Association batters in only 41.1 innings spread over 37 appearances (1-1, four saves, 4.14 ERA) last season. The opportunity with the Explorers gave the 6-foot-4,…
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