Gaslamp Ball · Aug 17, 2019
The adjustment behind Cal Quantrill’s success
Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty ImagesBy now, Padres fans are likely pretty comfortable with the idea of Cal Quantrill remaining in our rotation in the immediate future. After being selected 8th overall by San Diego in the 2016 draft, the big Canadian posted uneven results across 3 1⁄2 minor league seasons—which is a nice way of saying that he never posted an ERA south of 3.80 in a given season.
After finally being promoted this May, Quantrill posted a 5.14 ERA in 4 starts during his first major league month. At that point, skeptics might have been justified to think that Quantrill was more of a “guy” than a viable rotation cog. The last few months, however, have been a different story.