Want to know how I got the idea for today’s Rockpile topic? I was scrolling through my Twitter timeline, saw the Charlie Morton vs. Framber Valdez matchup for Game One of the World Series, and thought “wow, two of the best curveballs in baseball head-to-head!”. And then it hit me that there is a Rockies pitcher with a bender that also belongs in that elite tier. That pitcher, of course, is Germán Márquez, and this short piece will be about him and his best pitch.
The curveball has always been Germán’s best offering. His easy mid-90s fastball and plus control would’ve made him a solid prospect, but his plus-plus curveball is the pitch that made him one of the Rockies’ better prospects after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays.