Paul Voelker has never been one to overcomplicate things. It's a mentality he credits to his father Mark from the early days of tossing a ball in the backyard of his home in Plymouth, Minn. The very same mentality has been the foundation to a season that neither Voelker nor the experts could have ever predicted.
Following his assignment to Single-A West Michigan, the 2014 10th round selection hardly came screaming off the presses. In the mix of towering starters out of various SEC powerhouse schools, the 5'10 closer with a reported two-pitch arsenal hadn't reached the forefront of the organization's focus.