November 23, 2024

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

Right-hander Cal Quantrill is a free agent after the Colorado Rockies non-tendered him on Friday.

The Port Hope, Ont., native was arbitration eligible and projected to earn $9 million in 2025.

The move comes after the 29-year-old righty went 8-11 with a 4.98 ERA in 29 starts for the Rockies this season. His ERA was inflated by three rough starts in September after he had returned from a triceps injury.

Overall, Quantrill led Canadian big-league pitchers in starts (29) and innings pitched (148 1/3) innings in 2024. His eight wins and 110 strikeouts ranked second among Canadian major leaguers.

Quantrill was dealt to the Rockies by the Guardians on November 17, 2023 after he was limited to 19 starts that year by a shoulder injury. The Canuck righty completed the 2023 season with a 4-7 record and a 5.24 ERA in 99 2/3 innings.

Quantrill, who has pitched in six big-league seasons, honed his skills with the Ontario Terriers and the Junior National Team before starring at Stanford University. He was selected eighth overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2016 MLB draft and he played parts of three minor league seasons in their organization before making his big-league debut on May 1, 2019.

After being employed both as a starter and reliever during his major league tenure with the Padres, Quantrill was dealt to the Guardians on August 31, 2020, as part of a package for right-hander Mike Clevinger.

In 2021, he began the season in the Guardians’ bullpen but joined the starting rotation on May 31 and proceeded to go 8-2 with a 3.12 ERA in 22 starts. He was even better in 2022 when he led the Guardians and set a career-high with 15 wins (fourth in the American League). The 6-foot-3 right-hander also hurled a career-best 186 1/3 innings and posted a 3.38 ERA. His 32 starts were tied for the second-most by an American League starter.

In total in his major league career, Quantrill is 43-34 with a 4.07 ERA in 161 appearances (123 starts).