Marcotte enters his first season in Newark and eighth season in professional baseball. The Burlington native has pitched in six different independent leagues over his career, including the Atlantic League. He set career bests in 2003 with the New Jersey Jackals, going 9-4 with the 3.46 ERA in 13 starts. The 31 year-old last pitched in 2008 as a member of the Lancaster Barnstormers. Marcotte played collegiate baseball at the University of Vermont.