Jose Quintana News

Jose Quintana

32-Year-Old PitcherRP

Los Angeles Angels

2020 Stats

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0-0

ERA

4.50

WHIP

1.30

2021 Projections

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2021 Fantasy Outlook

A thumb injury delayed the start of Quintana's 2020 season, and then a lat injury slowed him down in September. With the slate already condensed down to 60 games, the lefty managed to toss only 10 innings across four contests, so there's not much to read into his 4.50 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Looking back to 2019 paints a better picture of Quintana's current form. That year, the 31-year-old produced a 4.68 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 152 strikeouts across 171 innings. Quintana mostly fell short of expectations after joining the Cubs via trade during the 2017 season, as he registered an ERA north of 4.00 in each of his two full campaigns with the club. As a member of the White Sox between 2012 and 2016, Quintana logged a 3.41 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. The southpaw is now a free agent, and while his new team will hope he can recapture his White Sox form, fantasy managers should base expectations on more recent results. Read Past Outlooks

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#474

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Overall

League Majors

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 220

DOB 1/24/1989

Born Arjona, Colombia

College None

Drafted 2006 NYM

Joining Angels

PLos Angeles Angels

January 19, 2021

Quintana agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

ANALYSIS
The 31-year-old made only four appearances in 2020 but had a 4.24 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 82 games for the Cubs over the past four years, and he'll now be reunited with former manager Joe Maddon in Los Angeles. Quintana should slot into the middle of the Halos' starting rotation for 2021.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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What part of the game does Jose Quintana generally pitch?

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2018

-6%

BAA vs LHP

2020

-17%

BAA vs RHP

2019

-13%

BAA vs LHP

2018

-1%

BAA vs RHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2018vs Left	.252	334	76	17	77	17	0	7
Since 2018vs Right	.268	1182	244	99	284	61	5	39
2020vs Left	.300	10	6	0	3	1	0	1
2020vs Right	.250	22	4	2	5	2	0	0
2019vs Left	.253	162	32	5	38	11	0	1
2019vs Right	.290	583	120	41	153	32	2	19
2018vs Left	.248	162	38	12	36	5	0	5
2018vs Right	.246	577	120	56	126	27	3	20
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-6%

ERA on Road

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-7%

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	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2018Home	4.51	1.34	169.2	15	9	0	8.1	2.9	1.2
Since 2018Away	4.26	1.36	183.2	11	11	0	8.2	3.0	1.1
2020Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020Away	5.63	1.25	8.0	0	0	0	11.3	2.3	1.1
2019Home	4.85	1.36	89.0	8	5	0	7.3	2.5	0.8
2019Away	4.50	1.41	82.0	5	4	0	8.8	2.3	1.3
2018Home	4.13	1.31	80.2	7	4	0	8.9	3.3	1.7
2018Away	3.94	1.32	93.2	6	7	0	7.5	3.7	1.0
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Stat Review

How does Jose Quintana compare to other relievers?

This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

K/BB

4.00

K/9

10.8

BB/9

2.7

HR/9

0.9

Fastball

91.4 mph

ERA

4.50

WHIP

1.30

BABIP

.357

GB/FB

2.20

Left On Base

69.0%

Exit Velocity

87.0 mph

Barrels/BBE

4.3%

Spin Rate

2085 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

34.0%

Swinging Strike

10.4%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Quintana is a league average pitcher coming off a season where his ratios were artificially bloated pitching into some bad luck. Specifically, his 1.39 WHIP was inflated via a high .326 BABIP, not corroborated by the underlying metrics, save an unusually high line-drive rate. Not only did Quintana's 4.68 ERA suffer from the extra hits, a 65.9% left-on-base mark elevated it well past its estimators. The lefty's 20.4 K% was a little below league average though his 14.2 K-BB% was league norm. The area Quintana excelled in was keeping the ball in the yard, allowing just 20 homers in 171 innings. While a league-average pitcher has value, especially in formats allowing streaming, Quintana isn't the underrated difference maker helping to win fantasy championships people thought he was just a few years back. Consider him back-end rotation filler with limited upside but safe when deployed judiciously.

Quintana's strikeout, walk and home-run rates worsened in 2018, yet his ERA came in a few points better thanks to him stranding more runners. The numbers could have been better had Joe Maddon exercised a quicker hook, as Quintana struggled mightily after two times through the lineup. Quintana's ERA went from 2.97 to 3.59 to 7.15 with each trip through a lineup. His home/road splits were rather neutral, but there does appear to be some gains to be made if Maddon goes to the bullpen a batter early rather than one too late in 2019. The Cubs exercised their contract option on Quintana to bring him back, so they too see something better here. If Quintana can cut the walks down and get the homers back in line, there will be some profit to be made. He has been a model of health and has not missed a start in seven seasons, but he is not throwing 200 innings any longer and his 174.1 innings could be cut down to 160 with better utilization.

Quintana has mostly been a prognosticator's dream. If you pencil him in for nine wins, a mid-3.00s ERA, 175 strikeouts and zero missed starts, you would be 90 percent of the way there. It was not until 2016 that Quintana finally broke the nine-win barrier, but 2017 was weird for him. Despite a career-best 26.2 percent strikeout rate, he posted a career-worst 4.15 ERA. He allowed one more home run than he had in 2016, but he worked 20 fewer innings thanks in part to a jump over to National League rules over the All-Star break. He threw seven shutout innings in his NL debut, but allowed three or more earned runs in seven of his other 13 outings with the Cubs. He will still enjoy good team defense and run support with Chicago, so keep the initial base projections but bump up the wins as 12 wins should be his realistic floor in 2018.

Quintana delivered another strong season of 200-plus innings, his fourth in a row. This time it finally resulted in more than nine wins -- a mark he'd been stuck on for three years running. He saw his home run rate inch upward, but maintained his solid strikeout and walk rates over a career-high 208 innings. He probably deserved even more than 13 wins, but he suffered an 0-7 record in a nine-start run from mid-May through June, during which he had five quality starts and only two real blowups. The only major change in approach from previous seasons was that he leaned on his fastball a career-high 66.5 percent of the time. Despite career bests in ERA and WHIP, there weren't enough gains from Quintana to believe it's some new level. He is a mid-3.00s ERA, 1.20s-WHIP pitcher, who is about as bankable of a 200-inning arm as is available.

Quintana is one of the more underrated pitchers in the American League. For the third consecutive season, he made more than 30 starts, threw more than 200 innings, and posted an ERA in the mid-3.00s. Most importantly for his home park, he keeps the ball out of the bleachers. Unfortunately for fantasy owners, he failed to reach double-digit wins, and he failed to strike out a batter per inning. He should serve as the rotation’s No. 2 starter (behind Chris Sale) to open the season. And at age 27, his best years may lie ahead.

Quintana had the best season of his three-year career in 2014 even though he failed to get to a double-digit win total. He served as a capable No. 2 in the rotation behind Chris Sale for the entire season, and was the only member of the staff to go over 200 innings. One point of concern; his 5.1% HR/FB rate was about half of his 10.3% mark from the previous two seasons, so his ERA could be on the move in 2015 if the rate reverts. He should serve as the team's No. 3 starter in the upcoming year, with Jeff Samardzija coming aboard in the offseason.

One season removed from signing with the White Sox as a minor league free agent, Quintana became a 200-inning horse in 2013. His 33 starts ranked fourth in the American League, but a lousy White Sox offense supported him to all of nine wins even though he struck out nearly three times as many batters as he walked. His repertoire primarily consists of a fastball, curveball, cutter and changeup, and he can throw those pitches equally effectively against right- and left-handed batters. None of his pitches are dominant offerings, but he was able to keep his ERA below 4.00 from his second start until the end of the season, and that is good enough to place him as the White Sox's No. 2 or 3 starter as 2014 opens.

The White Sox quietly stole Quintana away from the Yankees' organization in November, and he was in the White Sox's rotation by late May. He posted a 2.04 ERA over his first 10 appearances, but a failure to miss bats resulted in a .317 BAA and 5.32 ERA over his final 66 frames. He should have the inside track for a spot toward the back of the White Sox's rotation to open 2013, although his job security may lessen if John Danks returns healthy and Gavin Floyd remains in the organization.

The White Sox added Quintana to their 40-man roster in November after he had spent five seasons in the Mets and Yankees organizations. He has a career 1.166 WHIP in 251.1 career minor league innings, which is more impressive when you consider he posted a 4.11 BB/9IP over that stretch. He possesses some deceptive secondary pitches, which could make him effective as a starter or left-handed specialist in the majors. He should start 2012 at Double-A Birmingham, with the potential to make the 25-man roster in 2013.

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Not starting regular-season finale

PChicago Cubs

September 27, 2020

Quintana is expected to be available in relief Sunday against the White Sox with Adbert Alzolay receiving the starting nod, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

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Logs two innings in return

PChicago Cubs

September 22, 2020

Quintana (lat) started and allowed one run on two hits across two innings in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates. He struck out one.

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Activated and starting Tuesday

PChicago Cubs

September 22, 2020

Quintana (lat) was activated from the injured list Tuesday ahead of his scheduled start against the Pirates.

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Slated to start Tuesday

PChicago Cubs

Lat

September 21, 2020

Quintana (lat) will be activated from the 10-day injured list and start Tuesday against the Pirates, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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Returning early next week

PChicago Cubs

Lat

September 19, 2020

Quintana (lat) will be activated at some point during the Cubs' upcoming series in Pittsburgh, which runs from Monday through Wednesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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