A 6’3″, 200 lb. native of Cabimas, Venezuela, Pablo López was signed to a minor league contract by the Seattle Mariners on July 4th, 2012. After five seasons of slowly rising through the ranks of the Mariners minor league feeder system, the Mariners traded him to the Miami Marlins with fellow right-handed pitchers Lukas Schiraldi and Brandon Miller, along with center fielder Brayan Hernandez for right-hander David Phelps.
Phelps has since gone on to join the Toronto Blue Jays, then the Chicago Cubs. Schiraldi and Miller have been released.