MLB Rumors: Marlins Waive Pitcher Shelled By Red Sox

Cal Quantrill is hitting the road but his final destination remains unknown. That’s because the Miami Marlins placed the right-hander on outright waivers, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.

“(He is) owed remainder of $3.5M salary, 5.50 ERA in 24 starts, including 11.25 ERA in three starts in August,” Rosenthal noted.

His final start came Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. Quantrill gave up seven runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings of work. The 30-year-old also walked a batter, hit a batter and thew a wild pitch in the 7-5 loss to the Red Sox.

Quantrill threw 80 pitches, but only 52 for strikes. He faced 21 batters and threw a first-pitch strike just 12 times.

For the season, Quantrill is 4-10 in 24 starts. It’s his second straight season with double-digit losses and his 5.50 ERA this year is the worst of his career.

“Nearly all of Quantrill’s struggles, however, were back in April and in his three August starts thus far,” MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams wrote Tuesday. “From May 6 through July 30, Quantrill tossed 71 innings with a 3.55 ERA, 21.3% strikeout rate and 5.6% walk rate. That sort of production would be a bargain, particularly at Quantrill’s price point.

“Few, if any, contending clubs are going to look at Quantrill and view him as a postseason-caliber starter. Playoff contenders who’ve run into some poor injury luck recently and simply need back-of-the-rotation innings could consider placing a claim,” Adams added.

Quantrill is the son of former Red Sox pitcher Paul Quantrill, who made his MLB debut with Boston in 1992. He later played for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins during his 14-year big-league career.

Paul Quantrill was an All-Star in 2001, which was the first of four consecutive seasons with at least 80 appearances.