As an engineering assistant with The Markosky Engineering Group, Eva Jeanne Markosky primarily assists division managers with marketing and accounting functions. She is also called upon to aid engineers and designers with various projects from time to time. An avid sports fan, Eva Jeanne Markosky counts the Pittsburgh Pirates as her favorite Major League Baseball (MLB) team.
The Pirates added to its organizational depth on March 21 with the signing of shortstop Ji-Hwan Bae. The 18-year-old native of South Korea was previously signed by the Atlanta Braves, but he and 11 other Braves prospects had their contracts vetoed by MLB due to international signing violations committed by former Atlanta general manager John Coppolella. Teams are allotted a certain amount of money to spend on international free agents each year. For instance, the Pirates spent $5.25 million of their available $5.75 million following the Bae signing. The Braves, meanwhile, gave Bae a $300,000 signing bonus, but reportedly planned to pay him an extra $600,000 in an under-the-table agreement.
The Pirates gave Bae a signing bonus of $1.25 million, which was the largest bonus it had awarded a prospect since Luis Heredia was given $2.6 million in 2010. Pittsburgh had monitored Bae's development since November, when he was once again ruled a free agent. He most recently played at the U-18 Baseball World Cup and posted a .286 batting average to go along with five runs batted in and two steals in nine games.
The Pirates added to its organizational depth on March 21 with the signing of shortstop Ji-Hwan Bae. The 18-year-old native of South Korea was previously signed by the Atlanta Braves, but he and 11 other Braves prospects had their contracts vetoed by MLB due to international signing violations committed by former Atlanta general manager John Coppolella. Teams are allotted a certain amount of money to spend on international free agents each year. For instance, the Pirates spent $5.25 million of their available $5.75 million following the Bae signing. The Braves, meanwhile, gave Bae a $300,000 signing bonus, but reportedly planned to pay him an extra $600,000 in an under-the-table agreement.
The Pirates gave Bae a signing bonus of $1.25 million, which was the largest bonus it had awarded a prospect since Luis Heredia was given $2.6 million in 2010. Pittsburgh had monitored Bae's development since November, when he was once again ruled a free agent. He most recently played at the U-18 Baseball World Cup and posted a .286 batting average to go along with five runs batted in and two steals in nine games.