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Dodgers' Justin Marks: Outrighted to Triple-A
Marks was outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.
Marks was designated for assignment last week but has gone unclaimed off waivers and will be sent outright to Oklahoma City. He'll serve as organization pitching depth moving forward.
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Dodgers' Justin Marks: Cast off 40-man roster
Marks was designated for assignment Thursday, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.
The left-hander had amassed 10 innings in the organization prior to being cast off the 40-man roster. In that time, he didn't pitch horribly, although the 11 hits and four walks he surrendered at Triple-A apparently were troubling enough to force the Dodgers to hand his roster spot off to Fabio Castillo, who had his contract selected in a corresponding move. Marks will likely continue to act as organizational depth unless he's plucked off waivers by another team.
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Dodgers' Justin Marks: Heads to Dodgers following waiver claim
Marks was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on Tuesday.
The southpaw was designated for assignment by the Rays on May 6, but he caught the Dodgers eye as members of their pitching corps continues to get injured. Marks will head to Triple-A Oklahoma City first, but if more of Los Angeles' hurlers get bitten by the injury bug, Marks could find his way back to the big leagues.
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Rays' Justin Marks: DFA'd by Rays
Marks was designated for assignment Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Marks was only called up Friday, but now serves as the roster casualty with Erasmo Ramirez returning from paternity leave. The left-hander will go through a waiver period, but may very well end up back in the minors with Triple-A Durham, where he has a 4.60 ERA over nine appearances.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Called up to majors
Marks was recalled by the Rays from Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Marks will assume the roster spot of Chih-Wei Hu, who was sent down in a corresponding move. The 29-year-old left-hander has pitched decently for Durham this season, posting a 4.60 ERA and 3.89 FIP across 15.2 innings. He'll look to provide the Rays with some left-handed pitching depth for the time being.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Reassigned to minors
Marks was reassigned to minor-league camp Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Marks made a strong case for a roster spot, tossing 11.2 scoreless innings with an 8:1 K:BB during Grapefruit League play, but the Rays ultimately decided to hold off on adding him to the 40-man roster. Manager Kevin Cash said last week that he believes the lefty will contribute at the major-league level at some point this season.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Perfect through three in Sunday start
Marks (1-0) pitched three perfect innings in Sunday's 8-0 Grapefruit League win over the Phillies, striking out two.
Marks now has 10 scoreless innings to his name this spring and is a candidate for either a rotation or bullpen spot. The 29-year-old southpaw had an extensive minor league career with the Royals and turned in a quality season at Triple-A Durham in 2016 despite a 7-11 record. He acquitted himself well over his nine-inning major league stint with Tampa as well, generating a 1.00 ERA, albeit with some control issues. His work this spring and in his brief stint last year has made a positive impression on manager Kevin Cash. "He's kind of in that (Chase) Whitley category where he's shown the ability to do both, start or relieve,'' Cash said. "He's going to help us. I don't when, Opening Day, throughout the season, but he's going to help us just with the way we saw him last year, came up, didn't seem bothered by too much."
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Rays' Justin Marks: Pushing for bullpen spot
Marks, who struck out two and gave up one hit over one inning in Sunday's 5-3 Grapefruit League win over the Blue Jays, is making a push for a bullpen spot this spring, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The 29-year-old southpaw has quietly been impressive, firing 3.2 scoreless innings over three appearances and striking out four over that span. With Xavier Cedeno as the only viable lefty option out of the bullpen at present, Marks could certainly make a strong case for himself if he remains effective. Although he notably had control issues in his cup of coffee with the big league club last season, he impressed overall, giving up only one earned run on seven hits and nine walks over nine innings across four appearances.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Outrighted to Triple-A on Friday
Marks was outrighted to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Marks pitched well in his two appearances out of the major league bullpen this season, but the Rays decided it was time to send the career minor-leaguer off the 40-man roster following an up-and-down season at Triple-A. The left-hander will likely act as an organizational depth piece moving forward.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Impressive in second 2016 appearance Wednesday
Marks was utilized in long relief once again against the Yankees on Wednesday, giving up an earned run on four hits and a walk over three innings. He also recorded a strikeout.
The 28-year-old southpaw, who made his 2016 debut back on Sep. 9 against this same Yankees squad, was impressive once again in extended action. Marks fired 46 pitches overall, getting 30 into the strike zone. After an up-and-down season at Triple-A Durham that included a losing record but a no-hitter as well, Marks has generated a solid 1.50 ERA over his six innings with the big league club.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Gets a shot in the majors
Marks was recalled by the Rays on Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports
Despite a losing record in the minors this year, Marks was able to post a respectable 3.86 ERA and 8.2 K/9. Walks were still a bit of a concern, but he did improve his BB/9 from 4.1 in 2015 to 3.4 this season. Without a rotation spot readily available, look for Marks to serve in long relief.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Fires no-hitter for Durham on Saturday
Marks fired a no-hitter for Triple-A Durham in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Syracuse, issuing only two walks and striking out seven.
The 28-year-old threw 130 pitches on the evening, getting 70 of them in the strike zone. His only blemish was the pair of walks he issued, but Marks otherwise stymied the Syracuse lineup in what was his only complete game of the season to date. Marks also pitched well in his previous start versus Pawtucket, and has now allowed just one earned run over his last 15 innings. The no-no is a momentous feat in an otherwise difficult campaign for the journeyman, considering he's sporting a 3-10 record overall.
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Rays' Justin Marks: Signs minor league deal with Rays
Marks signed a minor league contract with the Rays on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.
Marks did not pitch in the major league last season after stints with the Royals, Rangers, and Athletics in 2014. He started 19 games for Arizona's Triple-A affiliate in Reno last year, working a 5.63 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 50 walks over 108.2 innings and will now join the Rays organization on a minor league contract.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: Owensboro, KY |
| Age: 36 |
| School: Louisville |
| Experience: 3 |
| Bats/Throws: L, L |