Late this evening, ESPN’s Jess Rogers broke the news that the Colorado Rockies signed Jose Quintana:
The 37-year-old lefty spent 2025 with the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year, $4.25 million contract.
In 131 2/3 innings, Quintana logged 24 starts and finished with a 3.96 ERA.
According to Baseball Savant, Quintana has a five-pitch arsenal: sinker (42%), changeup (22%), curveball (15%), four-seamer (12%), and slurve (8%).
In 2025, Quintana had a 16.0% K%, a 9.0% BB%, and a 43.3% GB%.
We’ll have more analysis tomorrow, but at first glance, this signing does a few things for the Rockies.
First, it adds another lefty to the rotation; second, Quintana, like Michael Lorenzen and Tomoyuki Sugano has a diverse and developed arsenal; and third, he is an experienced pitcher in a position to help mentor young pitchers.
The Rockies had indicated they would sign an additional starter; with today’s moves, they have now added two starters to their rotation.
Some contract details have become available: