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Quantrill

Quantrill has been summoned to gobble up innings out of Texas’ bullpen after failing to make the club as a non-roster invitee earlier this spring. The 31-year-old righty posted a bloated 6.04 ERA across 117 2/3 innings between the Braves and Marlins last year. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats.

It looked like Sborz had a real chance of making the team after a decent run this spring in his return from shoulder injuries, but Rule 5 pick Carter Baumler got the nod over him. Texas will go with a bullpen of Robert Garcia, Chris Martin, Cole Winn, Jakob Junis, Jacob Latz, Jalen Beeks, Tyler Alexander and Baumler. It doesn’t leave them much flexibility that Garcia and Latz, their two best lefties, are the only guys there who can be sent down.

Quantrill got the win as Canada advanced to the WBC quarterfinals. It looked like James Paxton would get the save, but he was lifted after 2 2/3 scoreless innings and 49 pitches in order to keep him eligible to pitch Friday. Quantrill could start again if Canada makes the finals. If not, the veteran big leaguer will go back to trying to win a spot on the Rangers’ staff. He gave up seven runs over four innings in his two spring appearances before joining Team Canada.

Woof. Quantrill struck out one and did not walk a batter in the ballgame. The A’s jumped on him for a pair of runs in the opening inning on run-scoring knocks from Brent Rooker and Jeff McNeil. They then piled on with four more in the second with a two-run single from Tyler Soderstrom and a two-run blast off the bat of Brent Rooker. While he has never been one to rely on velocity, Quantrill’s fastball averaged just 92.3 mph in this outing, that’s a dip of 1.4 mph from his average during the 2025 season. He’s going to need to turn things around quickly if he has any chance of cracking the Rangers’ Opening Day roster.

Re-signed might come as a surprise to most, but the Rangers inked Quantrill to a minor league deal last September. They never did call him up afterwards, leaving him with a hideous 6.04 ERA in 117 2/3 innings with the Marlins and Braves. Like Patrick Corbin a year ago, he rates as adequate rotation depth, though he probably has even less of a ceiling.

Quantrill has been hit extremely hard this season across 26 starts between the Marlins and Braves, posting a bloated 6.04 ERA across 117 2/3 innings of work. The 30-year-old righty could presumably get the call to gobble up innings in a low-leverage relief role at some point in the final two weeks.

Quantrill, who was claimed off waivers from the Marlins last month, gave up five homers and 12 runs over eight innings in two starts for the Braves. He has a 6.04 ERA in 26 starts overall this season. Another team might bring him in to eat some innings, since he’ll only require the major league minimum.

Quantrill didn’t walk or strike out a batter in the abbreviated outing. He served up three home runs in the opening inning — to Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler — and also gave up a solo blast to Bryce Harper in the third inning. The 30-year-old hurler got just three swings and misses on 53 pitches on the night, posting a miserable CSW of only 17 percent. This is the type of outing that could get him designated for assignment on Friday morning. If he sticks around, he’ll carry a 6.04 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and an 85/35 K/BB ratio (117 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Cubs in Chicago.

Before exiting, the 30-year-old hurler had surrendered three runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings of work while walking five batters and striking out three. He had already thrown 92 pitches and was likely nearing the end of his night regardless. Quantrill should be considered day-to-day.

It’s unclear if he’ll pitch on Monday or Tuesday against the Mets, but he won’t pitch on Sunday as he had previously been scheduled. Cal Quantrill will slot into the Braves’ rotation on Saturday with Bryce Elder taking the ball on Sunday.