Twins To Sign Jason Marquis
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By Ben Nicholson-Smith [December 22 at 1:52pm CST]
The Twins announced that they have agreed to sign right-handed starter Jason
Marquis to a one-year, $3MM contract. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported
last night that the Twins were nearing a deal with the 33-year-old ACES
client.
Marquis made 23 starts for the Nationals and Diamondbacks this past season,
finishing the year with a 4.43 ERA in 132 innings. His rate stats (5.2 K/9,
2.9 BB/9, 55.1% ground ball rate) were right in line with his career averages
(5.2 K/9, 3.5 BB/9, 50.4% ground ball rate) and his average fastball checked
in at 89.3 mph.
Francisco Liriano, Carl Pavano, Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, Brian Duensing
and Anthony Swarzak are options for the Twins' rotation in 2012. Liriano may
be able to bounce back from an up-and-down 2011 season, but the Twins will
need improvement from others as well if their rotation is to become
respectable in 2012. Twins starters finished the 2011 season with a 4.64 ERA
(26th in MLB) and 5.8 K/9 (28th in MLB) in 961 innings (21st in MLB).
The Mets also had interest in the New York native this offseason. Marquis
signed a two-year, $15MM contract with Washington on this date two years ago
the last time he was a free agent.
As MLBTR's Free Agent Tracker shows, Terry Ryan's first offseason back in the
GM's office has been a busy one. The Twins have also signed Matt Capps, Jamey
Carroll, Ryan Doumit and Josh Willingham this winter. Marquis ranked 45th on
MLBTR's list of top free agents this year.
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