Markus Brisker-Future MLB Star

By BrianM at 2009-01-14T03:55:52Z in General, jump to comment form. 164 words.

Markus Brisker, a 2008 Daytona State baseball recruit who opted to sign a professional baseball contract after being drafted this past June by the Toronto Blue Jays,completed
a successful first pro season as an outfielder with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays rookie league team based in Dunedin,
Florida Toronto’s spring training home.
Brisker, an 18 year old native of Winter Haven,Florida, was
recruited and signed a letter of intent to play at Daytona State after a stellar career playing for Coach David Saliba
at Winter Haven High School, but was chosen in the sixth round of last June’s MLB amateur draft as the 189th pick in
the nation and signed a pro contract.
Brisker, a 6′4″, 192 pound righthanded hitter started in the outfield for the GCL Blue Jays, batting .306 in 32 games. The speedy Brisker stole 13 out of 17 bases and had a .370 OBP and a.712 OPS. Recently he was selected as a top prospect to watch in the Blue Jays system by USA Today Sports Weekly.

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