The San Francisco Giants won 80 games and fell short of the postseason for the third consecutive year, while also finishing under .500 for the second straight year.
To make matters worse, they are likely to lose left-hander Blake Snell, who recently just opted out of his two-year, $62 million agreement that he signed with them in the spring. They’ll need to spend some money on pitching this winter.
There are plenty of options available. One that could be quite underrated is left-hander Jose Quintana. R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports linked him to the Giants.
“Quintana had pitched in the majors for parts of 13 years now. Just once, back in 2021, he has finished a season with an ERA+ below the starting pitcher average,” Anderson wrote.
“He doesn’t have high-octane stuff, to put it kindly, but he locates well and uses his four-pitch arsenal to good enough effect. There’s always crater risk with these kinds of pitchers regardless of their age. Still, a team could do worse than counting on Quintana to be their No. 4 starter.”