Jose

Quintana

The Tigers seem intent on adding at least one more starting pitcher to their rotation mix before the 2026 season begins, but they appear to be shopping in the bargain bin. Petzold also notes that the Tigers have been linked to Chris Bassitt and Jose Quintana as well. The market has been remarkably slow to develop for Martinez and other mid-tier starting pitchers so far this winter.

Quintana hits the open market this offseason after a strong showing in Milwaukee where he posted a respectable 3.96 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 89/50 K/BB ratio across 131 2/3 innings over 24 starts. The 36-year-old veteran represents a back-end rotation stabilizer at this advanced stage of his career.

Things started rough for Quintana, as he gave up a 446-foot homer to Shohei Ohtani to begin his outing. He would allow two more runs in the inning, and while he settled down in the second — and final — frame, the damage was done. Quintana was signed to a one-year deal before the season, and likely will be looking at an incentive-laden contract in 2026 with either the Brewers or a new club.

With their backs up against the wall and looking to stave off elimination, it’ll be the 36-year-old southpaw getting the ball for the Brewers. Quintana pitched three scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the NLDS against the Cubs, but hasn’t appeared in a game since October 8. It’ll certainly be an all-hands-on-deck situation for the Brewers in this one, so expect Quintana to be given a quick hook if there are any signs of trouble.

It was initially thought that veteran lefty Jose Quintana would make a bulk relief appearance on Thursday night in Los Angeles, but it seems the Brewers want to save him for a critical Game 4 showdown instead. Misiorowski, who will follow lefty opener Aaron Ashby in this one, allowed one run over four innings to pick up the win in last weekend’s NLDS-clinching Game 5 win over the Cubs. The hard-throwing 23-year-old rookie righty holds a pristine 1.29 ERA over seven innings across two appearances this postseason. It’s a small sample size, but the results back up the belief many held that he would be a dominant bullpen arm if he ever made the switch to a full-time relief role.

Misiorowski’s role heading into the postseason remains a bit unclear following his late-season struggles. However, the hard-throwing 23-year-old and fellow former top prospect Robert Gasser are expected to factor greatly into Milwaukee’s pitching plans with veteran Brandon Woodruff (lat) out of the mix. Jose Quintana, Quinn Priester and Chad Patrick are also on the roster as starting options in the best-of-five series against the division-rival Cubs. The other notable development is Andrew Vaughn getting the nod with Rhys Hoskins being left off the roster entirely.

Manager Pat Murphy wouldn’t say which way he’s leaning. Quintana is on the way back after missing the final two weeks of the season with a strained calf.

The 36-year-old southpaw looked “fantastic” during Friday’s simulated game according to Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy. As long as everything goes alright in his next simulated game, Quintana should be ready for any role the Brewers wish to use him in during the postseason.

Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy noted that the 36-year-old southpaw looked “fantastic” during the session. It’s starting to sound like he could be available for the start of the postseason if the Brewers wish to deploy him.

It’s a massive development for the playoff-bound Brewers with manager Pat Murphy adding that Woodruff has been diagnosed with a moderate strain and that it’s too early to determine his postseason availability. The 32-year-old veteran will undergo further evaluation after suffering the injury earlier this weekend during a routine bullpen session. He’s in clear jeopardy of missing the playoffs with his potential absence likely thrusting some combination of top prospect Jacob Misiorowski and left-handers Robert Gasser and Jose Quintana (calf) into a more prominent roles at the outset of October behind Freddy Peralta and Quinn Priester.