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Pirates Option Parker Markel to Indianapolis; Recall Yefry Ramirez

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled right-handed pitcher Yefry Ramirez prior to Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. To make room on the 25-man roster, right-handed reliever Parker Markel was optioned to Indianapolis.

Ramirez has been pitching well lately, putting together back-to-back outings of six innings and two runs, while striking out 17 batters in those 12 innings. He has been with the Pirates briefly twice this season, though it resulted in just one game. In a mop up role, he allowed five runs (three earned) over 3.2 innings. Ramirez was scheduled to start tomorrow, but he’s on regular five-day rest today, so he is available for 90+ pitches if needed.

Markel was in his second brief stint with the Pirates and he pitched twice this time, allowing three runs over 1.2 innings. Between his time with the Pirates and previous MLB time with the Seattle Mariners this year, he has an 11.57 ERA and a 2.68 WHIP in 9.1 innings over nine appearances.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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