The Rockies placed starter Germán Márquez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 19, due to elbow inflammation. Colorado recalled right-hander Noah Davis to take the open spot on the active roster.
Márquez heads back to the shelf one week after making his return from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander only made one start, tossing four innings of three-run ball against the Mets the day before the All-Star Break. A quick return to the injured list with another elbow issue is cause for concern, but it seems the Rox expect to avoid the worst. Manager Bud Black told reporters that the team hopes to have Márquez back within a couple weeks (link via Kyle Newman of the Denver Post).
Colorado is well out of playoff contention, so the priority is making sure Márquez gets through the ’24 campaign healthy. The Rockies signed the Venezuelan hurler to a two-year, $20MM contract last September. Márquez is making $10MM annually on a deal that was mostly geared towards 2025. Colorado knew that the former All-Star would miss a good chunk of this season as he finished his rehab. This season is largely about building his innings count so he can hold up over a full schedule next year.
This bout of elbow inflammation represents an obvious setback, although it’s possible Márquez returns in August and can pitch for a few weeks down the stretch. There was never much of an expectation that Colorado would trade the 29-year-old this closely removed from surgery. Today’s IL placement seemingly slams that door shut.
Austin Gomber takes the ball tonight against the Red Sox in the series opener at Coors Field. Márquez had been slated to go on Tuesday. Newman writes that left-hander Ty Blach is likely to get the start instead. Blach has started nine of 16 appearances on the season, turning in a 5.46 ERA through 59 1/3 innings. He could step into the starting five behind Cal Quantrill, Kyle Freeland, Gomber and Ryan Feltner. The Rockies are reportedly willing to consider trade offers on Quantrill and Gomber, potentially opening up another rotation spot or two in the next week.
They recalled Noah Davis, not Nick Mears. Mears was already on the active roster.
Nick Mears is up already, I think. Noah Davis was called up
Does this team have any idea how to ramp up pitchers properly after an injury or any sort of clue whatsoever about taking care of pitchers in general ? Just because they are a mile high doesn’t preclude them from hiring the proper staff who knows something about developing pitchers/keeping pitchers healthy/etc etc Seems like they are winging it most of the time.
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Can you please elaborate or add more words to formulate a question that someone can respond to?? That would be helpful and kinda how these places work.
What an interesting career. Dudes still only 29, and has pitched his entire career in Colorado while still maintaining decent career stats. Also a pretty dang good hitter!
At 100% healthy Freeland and Marquez make a formidable one-two for the Rockies. Too bad they can’t get everybody healthy at the same time.