Markel made three relief appearances this season for the Athletics before being claimed off waivers by the White Sox back in early June. He was removed from Chicago's 40-man roster back in late July. The 32-year-old righty should be able to latch on somewhere this offseason on a minor league contract.

The move frees up a spot on the White Sox' 40-man roster. Markel was claimed off waivers from the A's last month.

Markel was designated for assignment by Oakland on Tuesday but has already found a new home. The 31-year-old right-hander carries a career 6.84 ERA and 27/22 K/BB ratio in 25 innings at the MLB level.

Markel has been removed from the Athletics' 40-man roster to make room for veteran slugger Matt Davidson to be brought up from Triple-A Las Vegas. The 31-year-old righty has fired three scoreless innings with a 3/5 K/BB ratio across three appearances this season at the big-league level. There's a strong possibility that he passes through waivers unclaimed and remains with Oakland as organizational relief depth.