MLB Insider Tags Rockies Starter 'Name To Watch' Leading Up To Trade Deadline
The Colorado Rockies are giving last season's Chicago White Sox a run for their money as the worst team in baseball history, but starting pitcher Germán Márquez could be on his way out at the trade deadline, according to Jon Paul Morosi. Márquez has a sub-3.00 ERA since the beginning of June and will be a free agent this winter.
DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 24: Starting pitcher German Marquez #48 of the Colorado Rockies throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Coors Field on June 24, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 24: Starting pitcher German Marquez #48 of the Colorado Rockies throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Coors Field on June 24, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
Photo byMárquez was an All-Star in 2021 and has missed significant time in the past two seasons due to injuries, and began the season in a rough patch before finding success in June.
With the Rockies 33 1/2 games back from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, they are likely to trade the value that they do have on the roster to try to hard reset the franchise for the future.
Márquez might not fetch the largest haul of the deadline, but would be a serviceable member of a contender's starting rotation down the stretch. Teams that are in contention and need starting pitching, like the Toronto Blue Jays, could be well served by entertaining the prospect of adding Márquez to a rotation that is 26th in the league in ERA.
With the Rockies all but mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, the gears may begin to turn on a Márquez deal well before the trade deadline. The Rockies would do themselves a disservice by not trading Márquez on his expiring contract with no guarantee that he will be returning to Colorado next season.
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