Jose

Quintana

He fared so well against Juan Soto that the Rockies left him in to retire him a third time to start the sixth before lifting him. Quintana had five strikeouts, which is one more than in his first three starts combined, and lowered his ERA from 6.23 to 4.91. Next up for him is a home start against Atlanta.

It’ll be made up as a doubleheader at Citi Field on Sunday instead. Saturday’s original starters — Jose Quinatana and Kodai Senga — will presumably take the ball during Sunday’s twin bill instead.

The two earned runs also were Quintana’s doing, as he committed the error. The left-handed veteran allowed a pair of homers to Max Muncy and Dalton Rushing, with Rushing and Muncy homering again later in the contest off Tanner Gordon. Quintana was a tough sell as a fantasy pitcher because he doesn’t miss bats, but in Colorado? This is going to be untenable. He’ll take a 6.23 ERA into a start against the Mets on Saturday in New York.

Quintana returned from a hamstring injury tonight, so it’s OK to let him off the hook. Still, it might be that he’s about out of gas at age 37. His fastball averaged just 89.6 mph tonight, and he’s thus far struck out three of the 37 batters he’s faced this season. The Rockies will stick with him for now, but expectations should be very low. He’ll likely face the Dodgers on Monday.

Quintana draws the starting assignment for Wednesday’s showdown against the Astros at Daikin Park. The 37-year-old veteran hit the injured list after suffering a hamstring strain during his season debut back in late March. His fantasy appeal is strictly limited to NL-only formats at this advanced stage of his rather remarkable career.

It sounds like Quintana will be able to slot into the Rockies’ rotation at some point during the upcoming week, most likely on Wednesday against the Astros in Houston. That would shift Chase Dollander from his bulk role back to a long relief role in the Rockies’ bullpen.

The 37-year-old southpaw suffered the injury during his season debut against the Marlins on Sunday. Valente Bellozo was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move. It’s unclear if Bellozo will assume his spot in the rotation or if perhaps he’ll work as a long man in the bullpen while Chase Dollander slides into the rotation.

Quintana was making his debut with the Rockies, and it was an uninspiring one. He struggled to throw strikes with four walks, and he allowed four hits while striking out two. Could be worse, but you can do a lot better. He’s a terrible streaming idea for next weekend against the Phillies.

Quintana struck out two. He has a 9.72 ERA and an 8/6 K/BB over 8 1/3 innings in his three spring starts, but it doesn’t figure to have any effect on his status in the Rockies rotation.

The 37-year-old southpaw certainly didn’t help his own cause, issuing six free passes on the afternoon while punching out five. All of the damage done against Quintana came in the third inning as he allowed a walk and a pair of singles to load the bases, then proceeded to walk two runs in. He then exited with the bases still juiced and all three runners scored against the bullpen. He has been a disaster in Cactus League play — posting a 10.38 ERA and 2.54 WHIP over 4 1/3 innings, but given their alternative options, he’s still likely to open the season in the Rockies’ rotation.