Overview
- ESPN's Alden Gonzalez reports San Diego and Marquez are in agreement on a one-year contract, with no formal team announcement yet.
- The move capped a busy day for the Padres after reported agreements earlier with Griffin Canning and Nick Castellanos.
- Marquez spent his entire 10-year MLB career with the Rockies and carries a 4.67 career ERA that reflects Coors Field’s effects.
- He returned from Tommy John surgery in 2025 and posted a 6.70 ERA, setting up a bounce-back bid in a more pitcher-friendly setting.
- The deal adds another rotation option alongside Michael King, Nick Pivetta, Joe Musgrove, Randy Vasquez and JP Sears, with additional depth pieces in the mix.