Given where James Marvel started the season, it’s not likely that many figured they’d see him in Pittsburgh right about now.
Yet that’s just where the 26-year-old right-hander is finishing his season, one that saw him leap two minor-league levels, lead all minor league pitchers in wins and earn a spot in the Pirates’ major league rotation.
In the process, the former Duke University hurler earned recognition as the franchise’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
While Marvel claimed the organization’s annual pitching prize, power-hitting first baseman Mason Martin captured the Pirates Minor League Player of the Year honors.