Fox Sport’s Ken
Rosenthal reported last night that the Twins were nearing an agreement with
pitcher Jason Marquis to fill out the remaining open slot in the rotation.
Here’s what I
wrote about him in the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook:
“Jason Marquis’s one redeeming quality
at this point is his ability to induce ground balls as his 54.5% worm-burning
rate was in the top 12 among pitchers who threw a minimum of 120 innings.
Outside of that, he offers very little except for maybe “veteran leadership.”
After a midseason trade to the Diamondbacks, who wanted some of that sweet “VL”
for their youthful rotation, Marquis fractured his fibula and was placed on the
DL for the balance of the season. He’s likely staring down a “make good” type
of contract in the face.”
To the first
point – Marquis’s worm-killing abilities – he’s been very good in this
department. Since 2008, while throwing a minimum of 500 innings, Marquis has induced
the ninth-highest rate of groundballs:
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