The San Diego Padres agreed to a one-year deals with right-handers German Marquez and Griffin Canning pending physicals, according to multiple reports on Saturday.
Marquez has played all 10 of his MLB seasons for the Colorado Rockies. He owns a career record of 68-72 with a 4.67 ERA and 1.334 WHIP.
He earned his sole All-Star selection in 2021, in which he posted a 4.40 ERA, 1.272 WHIP, 176 strikeouts and a league-leading three complete games across 32 starts.
Marquez, who turns 31 on Feb. 22, starting just five games from 2023 to 2024 due to Tommy John surgery. He is looking to bounce back from an underwhelming 2025 campaign. Across 26 games, he went 3-16 with a 6.70 ERA, 1.710 WHIP, 48 walks and 83 strikeouts in 126 1/3 innings pitched.
The metrics were concerning, as well. He ranked in the bottom five percentile in pitching run value (-42), fastball run value (-29), breaking run value (-11), xERA (5.81), xBA (.287) and strikeout percentage (14.0).
Pitching at Coors Field is a well-known challenge, and Marquez’s away splits are slightly better. For his career, he has a 5.17 ERA at home and a 4.22 ERA on the road.
Canning, 29, was 7-3 last season with a 3.77 ERA, 35 walks and 70 strikeouts over 76 1/3 innings in 16 starts for the New York Mets. He ruptured his left Achilles tendon in June to end a solid start to his lone campaign with the Mets, who had signed him as a free agent.
He has a career mark of 32-37 with a 4.65 ERA, 218 walks and 553 strikeouts in 584 1/3 innings over 115 regular-season games (110 starts) for the Los Angeles Angels (2019-21, 2023-24) and Mets. Canning missed the 2022 season due to a back injury.
The Angels selected Canning in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of UCLA. He earned the Gold Glove for American League pitchers in 2020.
–Field Level Media
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