

In 14 relief appearances, he has a 3.93 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 22 strikeouts against three walks in 18 1/3 innings. The good news here is that Quintana's ugly numbers are almost fully due to his 10 starts. They have a full and productive rotation, so Quintana is bullpen depth.

Likely the Giants aren't planning on using Quintana in the rotation, not even in spot starts. He did post the highest K rate of his career with 73 strikeouts. Descriptive statistics of pitches thrown across each level of perceived fatigue.

In his 53 1/3 innings for the Angels this year, he pitched to a 6.75 ERA and 1.78 WHIP. He only managed 10 innings pitched in 2020 due to injury and then signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Angels last winter, reuniting with manager Joe Maddon. Quintana, 32, was a very good starter in his White Sox years and progressively regressed through his four seasons with the Cubs. Quintana replaces fellow former Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood - who the Giants recently designated for assignment - on the 40-man roster. Monday, it was announced that they claimed left-hander José Quintana off waivers from the Angels. The Giants have taken a flier on a formerly productive pitcher.
