{"id":472339,"date":"2026-02-11T07:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/472339\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:16:12","slug":"jose-quintana-coming-back-for-15th-mlb-season-with-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/472339\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Quintana coming back for 15th MLB season with Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Quintana has found a new home \u2014 just not one that\u2019s historically pitcher-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old left-handed starter has agreed to a deal with the Rockies, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JesseRogersESPN\/status\/2021443056269131792?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ESPN\u2019s Jesse Rogers reported<\/a> Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p>Terms of the contract, which is still pending medicals, are not yet known. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.45661451;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38454368\" width=\"859\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/070325Mets027CW.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Quintana #62 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch\" class=\"wp-image-38454368\"  \/>Jose Quintana, a member of the Brewers last season, throws a pitch against the Mets in 2025. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Colorado has had an active Tuesday, agreeing earlier in the day with right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano to a one-year pact after he spent last year pitching in Japan. <\/p>\n<p>Quintana, after spending two seasons with the Mets, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/03\/sports\/jose-quintana-signing-with-brewers-to-squash-chance-of-mets-reunion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joined the Brewers in the middle of spring training<\/a> for 2025. <\/p>\n<p>He gave the Brewers some stability in the back end of the rotation with a 3.96 ERA and 1.291 WHIP across 24 starts and 131 2\/3 innings. Quintana pitched in two postseason outings, a three-inning scoreless effort in relief during the NLDS against the Cubs before getting lit up for three earned runs in a two-inning start against the eventual World Series champion Dodgers in the NLCS. <\/p>\n<p>Quintana, through his first 14 seasons in the big leagues, has 113 victories, the most for a native of Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>At high altitude (5,200 feet above sea level), Coors Field has long been a hitters\u2019 haven and has had the top park factor in MLB over the last three seasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/statcast-park-factors?type=year&amp;year=2025&amp;batSide=&amp;stat=index_wOBA&amp;condition=All&amp;rolling=3&amp;parks=mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Baseball Savant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.80664063;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38454375\" width=\"476\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NYP100324METS37JS.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Quintana\" class=\"wp-image-38454375\"  \/>Jose Quintana celebrates during the 2024 wild-card series with the Mets. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>In six career outings at Coors, Quintana has a 5.40 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 42 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Quintana is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/world-baseball-classic\/roster\/colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pitch for his home country in March<\/a> as part of the 2026 World Baseball Classic before he takes the mound in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockies are hoping to get out of the National League doldrums after three straight seasons of 100-plus losses, including a baseball-worst 119 defeats in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jose Quintana has found a new home \u2014 just not one that\u2019s historically pitcher-friendly. 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