Marquis de Pad

[love_that_reefer]

The Padres will sign Jason Marquis to a minor league contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). San Diego has four starters on the disabled list and needs to replace the depth. He's an ACES client.

Marquis, 33, posted an 8.47 ERA with more walks (14) than strikeouts (12) in seven starts and 34 innings for Minnesota this season, but just last year he pitched to a 4.43 ERA in 132 innings for the Nationals and Diamondbacks. The Padres only have to pay Marquis the pro-rated portion of the $480K league minimum with the Twins picking up the rest of his $3MM salary.

Cory Luebke (Tommy John surgery) and Dustin Moseley (shoulder surgery) are both out for the season while Joe Wieland and Tim Stauffer are expected back from their elbow issues sometime this summer.

Padres really have nothing to lose here. They need some warm bodies in that rotation.

[Trendy Bastard]

Maybe Petco will help him out a bit.

[Kingdom]

He tends to handle the bat well, he should improve the offense.

[zodious]

I really like this for the Pads. I agree with Reefer, they have nothing to lose. I bet he betters himself and becomes good trade bait in a year and a half to two years.