Twins Officially Designate Marquis For Assignment; Callup DeVries
The Twins have officially designated for assignment starting pitcher Jason Marquis. He was 2-4 with a 8.47 ERA in 7 starts for the Twins this season. Marquis allowed 8 earned runs in 1 2/3 innings against Milwaukee Sunday. The Twins have called up righthander Cole DeVries from triple-A Rochester to replace Marquis in the rotation. DeVries is a Eden Prairie, Minnesota native and attended the University of Minnesota.
DeVries has an ERA of 4.24 and 1-4 record at triple-A Rochester. He is 27-years old.