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Marquez had already been ruled out for the season. This move was merely a bit of housekeeping by Colorado as the club needed to create a spot on the 40-man roster for LHP Luis Peralta, whose contract was selected from Triple-A. Marquez made just one start for the Rockies this year after making just four starts in 2023.

Black added that Márquez has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow, which will shut him down from throwing for at least 6-8 weeks. The 29-year-old right-hander lasted just one start in his return from last year’s Tommy John surgery, but the hope is that he’ll be fully healthy and have a normal offseason, which puts him in position to contribute right away in 2025.

Márquez is still just 14 months removed from Tommy John surgery, so the setback isn’t surprising. Hopefully, it’s not a particularly significant one. He had pitched just once since coming off the injured list, giving up three runs in four innings in the final game before the All-Star break.

Márquez made his first start since April 26th, 2023 as he’s been recovering form Tommy John surgery. He pitched fine before totally losing his command in a fourth inning where he issued three walks, one which forced a run home, and two-run homer to Pete Alonso. Still, this was as good a start as one could expect after a 15-month layoff. He also became the Rockies’ all-time leader in strikeouts in this game!

For the first time since April 26, 2023; Márquez will be starting an MLB game. The 29-year-old missed essentially all of last year and the first half of 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Márquez has had success in the league, of course, and offers some streaming upside when not pitching at home, but fantasy managers may wanna take a wait-and-see approach before putting him in a lineup.

It’ll be Márquez’s first start in the majors since April 26, 2023. The 29-year-old right-hander has completed his lengthy rehabilitation from last year’s Tommy John surgery, and has looked pretty sharp in a handful of recent minor league rehab starts. There’s some intrigue here for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues, especially if he starts consistently missing bats again.

Márquez struck out two and only issued one walk. The 29-year-old righty, who is in the final stages of his lengthy rehabilitation process from last year’s Tommy John surgery, is expected to return to Colorado’s starting rotation following the All-Star break in a couple weeks.

If all goes well with those two outings, it sounds like the 29-year-old right-hander could be ready to join the Rockies’ rotation immediately following the All-Star break. Marquez — who is recovering from Tommy John surgery — has posted a 9.58 ERA, 2.03 WHIP and a 14/4 K/BB ratio over 10 1/3 innings through his first five rehab outings.

The move was expected as the former All-Star is recovering from Tommy John surgery. He is scheduled to return to the major league ball club around the All-Star break, as long as he doesn’t suffer any setbacks.

Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt told MLB Network Radio that Márquez will progress to his first bullpen session since undergoing Tommy John surgery this week and is on track to return to Colorado’s starting rotation following the All-Star break.