Marlins sign veteran pitcher on first day of spring training
The Miami Marlins have added a veteran to their starting rotation.
The club on Wednesday signed right-handed pitcher Cal Quantrill to a one-year, $3.5 million deal. He will report to Jupiter for spring training on Thursday.
“We’ve had d discussions with a lot of players over the entire winter, and we were able to make this come together now in a way that works for for us and for Cal,” Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix said. “Very excited to add him to the team.”
Quantrill, who turned 30 on Monday, has a career 4.07 ERA with 537 strikeouts against 234 walks and has tossed four career complete games.
He has thrown 719 innings over 161 games (123 starts) in his six-year MLB career that includes stints with San Diego, Cleveland and Colorado. He threw a career-high 186 1/3 innings with Cleveland in 2022 and has thrown at least 149 2/3 innings in three of his past four seasons.
“He’s demonstrated that he can do that,” Bendix said. “He can throw 180 innings in a season. That’s a rare skill. It’s hard to find, especially these days, and it’s something that’s going to be really helpful for us.”
Quantrill’s presence gives the Marlins a needed innings-eater for a rotation that, while boasting talent, is still relatively inexperienced.
Outside of ace Sandy Alcantara, who didn’t pitch last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in October 2023, none of the Marlins’ other projected starters — Ryan Weathers, Edward Cabrera and Max Meyer — has thrown more than 100 innings in a season. Left-handed pitcher Braxton Garrett is out for the season. Right-handed pitcher Eury Perez is out until at least the All-Star Game while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
“He brings a lot of just proven ability to go out there and pitch every fifth day and get good results,” Bendix said. “He’s been very successful in his career, and he’s somebody that we think is going to really slot well into our rotation.”
Garrett was moved to the 60-day injured list in the corresponding move to add Quantrill to the 40-man roster.
This story was originally published February 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM.
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