Mark Appel promoted to majors

Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty ImagesUsually, when a guy is promoted to the majors, we don’t really worry about covering it. If it is a top prospect, an Alec Bohm, the future Mick Abel/Andrew Painter promotions, that deserves coverage. Other than that, players come and go so much that we would be writing something every 20 minutes it feels like.

This time feels different though.

Mark Appel is coming to the majors, nine years after being drafted #1 overall by the Astros.

Thomson says that Connor Brogdon has been placed on the COVID-related IL and will be unavailable tomorrow. Phillies corresponding move will be to call up Mark Appel, who has had a remarkable journey…