Athletics Designate Pitcher For Assignment

The Oakland Athletics have designated Parker Markel for assignment.

With the Athletics this season, Markel got into his first major league action since the 2019 campaign when he was a member of the Pirates. During his three appearances with the A's, he looked quite solid, as he pitched three scoreless innings. Yet, it wasn't enough for him to maintain his spot on their 40-man roster.

With Markel having a solid showing this year thus far, perhaps another team will be open to trading for him or claiming him off waivers. Nevertheless, one of those two scenarios will occur before next week, so this is something to keep an eye on.

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