Quintana signs on the eve of Spring Training after waiting until early March to put pen to paper last winter. He settled for a deferred $4.25MM guarantee with the Brewers that was probably below his expectations coming off a 3.75 ERA in 31 starts for the Mets. Quintana manage decent results in Milwaukee as well, allowing 3.96 earned runs per nine over 131 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
There weren\u2019t a whole lot of encouraging underlying numbers. Quintana\u2019s results have outstripped his peripherals for essentially four consecutive seasons. He has never been a power pitcher, but his already pedestrian velocity and swing-and-miss rates have dropped into his mid-30s. Last year\u2019s 16% strikeout rate was his lowest since the 14% mark he posted in his 2012 rookie season. His sinker and four-seam fastball each land in the 90-91 mph range on average. None of the southpaw\u2019s pitches miss many bats, and last season\u2019s 6.9% swinging strike rate was the second lowest mark for a pitcher who reached 100 innings.<\/p>\n
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Although the 37-year-old doesn\u2019t have a huge ceiling at this stage of his career, he should raise the floor at the back of Warren Schaeffer\u2019s rotation. The pitch-to-contact approach keeps his walks in check. Quintana doesn\u2019t have notable platoon splits and mixes five pitches (sinker, changeup, curveball, four-seam fastball, and slurve). The deeper arsenal seems to be of particular interest to the Rox\u2019s front office and coaching staff. Lorenzen throws seven distinct pitches, while Sugano has a six-pitch mix.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve spoken about this internally a lot,\u201d first-year pitching coach Alon Leichman told Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post<\/a> last week. \u201cWe want big arsenals. We think big arsenals will be harder to game-plan against. You know, if a guy has six, seven pitches, that\u2019s harder to game-plan for than if a guy has two or three, right? So we think that\u2019s an advantage. The more weapons you have, the more random you can be.\u201d<\/p>\n The Rockies have committed just over $19MM to add the trio of veteran starters. They\u2019ll join\u00a0Kyle Freeland<\/a><\/strong> as rotation locks. Ryan Feltner<\/a><\/strong> and Chase Dollander<\/a><\/strong> would probably compete for the fifth starter role as things stand. There\u2019s a decent chance an injury during Spring Training clarifies things. Feltner missed the majority of last season with back issues. Quintana himself had a pair of IL stints for a shoulder impingement and calf strain, respectively.<\/p>\n While it remains arguably the worst rotation in the majors, the Rockies don\u2019t want a repeat of last year\u2019s historically awful performance. Colorado\u2019s 2025 starting staff had a 6.65 ERA that was the highest in any full MLB season in history. This season\u2019s group should at least be markedly better than that.<\/p>\n None of Lorenzen, Sugano or Quintana are likely to fetch much at the trade deadline even if they\u2019re managing decent results away from Coors Field. They\u2019re all sixth starters\/swing types on contenders. There\u2019s nevertheless value in having experienced arms around to take a few innings and work with Dollander and prospects Gabriel Hughes<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Sean Sullivan<\/a><\/strong>, each of whom could be up at some point in 2026. They\u2019re less likely to need to rely on McCade Brown<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Tanner Gordon<\/a><\/strong> for early-season starts.<\/p>\n This will push Colorado\u2019s projected payroll to $120MM, as calculated by RosterResource<\/a>. They opened last season at $122MM and seem set for a nearly identical spending pattern in Paul DePodesta\u2019s first season as president of baseball operations.<\/p>\n Jesse Rogers of ESPN<\/a> first reported the Rockies and Quintana had an agreement. Robert Murray of FanSided<\/a> reported the $6MM guarantee. Image courtesy of Mark Hoffman, Imagn Images.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n The Rockies have followed up their\u00a0Michael Lorenzen and\u00a0Tomoyuki Sugano signings with another free agent deal for a veteran starter. Colorado is reportedly in agreement with left-hander Jose Quintana on a one-year deal, pending a physical. The ACES client is guaranteed $6MM. 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