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#62 José Quintana JOSÉ QUINTANA LHP 62 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6’1” WEIGHT: 220 MLS: 4+133
FULL NAME: José Guillermo Quintana (kin-TAH-nuh) BORN: 1/24/89 in Arjona, Colombia OPENING DAY AGE: 28 RESIDES: Barranquilla, Colombia CONTRACT STATUS: Signed thru 2018 FAMILY: Wife — Michelle ... Child — Ariana SIGNED BY: New York Mets HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired from Chicago (A.L.) 7/13/17 for OF Eloy Jimenez, P Dylan Cease, INF Matt Rose & INF Bryant Flete
FACTS AND INFORMATION CAREER AWARDS José was acquired from the White Sox July 13, 2017 for four minor league prospects ... debuted with the White Sox A.L. ALL-STAR in 2012 and went 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA (412 ER/1,055.1 IP) in 172 major league appearances, all but three as 2016 a starter on the South Side. © Was named a 2016 All-Star after going 13-12 with a 3.20 ERA (74 ER/208.0 IP) in 32 starts. © Pitched in the 2017 World Baseball Classic for Colombia ... made one start, allowing one run on just one hit in CAREER HIGHS 5.2 innings pitched. MOST STRIKEOUTS © He has made 32 or more starts while reaching 200.0 or more innings in each of the last four campaigns. © Among qualifying pitchers starting in 2013 until his trade to the Cubs, Quintana received the second-lowest run 13 — 9/13/14 vs. MIN support average in the A.L. while recording the second-most quality starts (95) in the league in that span. COMPLETE GAMES © Is one of 20 Colombian-born players to appear in the majors all-time ... in 2013, he was recognized by the 1 — 7/24/15 @ CLE Colombian government as part of “100 Colombianos,” an honor bestowed by the Colombian President every year SHUTOUTS on 100 citizens living and working abroad who serve as examples of perseverance and success for the South 1 — 7/24/15 @ CLE American nation. MOST HITS ALLOWED © Signed a major league contract with the White Sox on November 10, 2011 after being released from previous 11 (2x) — last, 6/26/15 @ DET minor league stints with the New York Mets and New York Yankees. MOST RUNS ALLOWED © Signed his first pro contract, April 26, 2006 with the New York Mets as a free agent. 9 — 4/19/15 @ DET MOST HOMERS ALLOWED YEAR-BY-YEAR REVIEW 3 (4x) — last, 7/9/16 vs. ATL 2017 MOST WALKS ALLOWED Began the season with the White Sox before being traded to the Cubs during the All-Star Break. 6 — 6/22/16 @ BOS © Went 4-8 with a 4.49 ERA (52 ER/104.1 IP) in 18 starts for the White Sox ... was 2-7 with a 5.60 ERA (40 LONGEST WINNING STREAK ER/64.1 IP) in his first 11 starts through May 30, but went 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA (12 ER/40.0 IP) in his final 4 G (3x) — last, 7/3-8/4/16 seven outings prior to being acquired by the Cubs. LONGEST LOSING STREAK 2016 7 G — 5/14-6/28-16 Tied for 10th in the A.L. Cy Young Award voting after establishing career bests in wins (13), ERA (3.20), IP (208.0) CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP and strikeouts (181) in his fifth season with the White Sox … also set career lows in WHIP (1.16), opponents average 20.2 IP — 6/24-7/10/14 (.246) and opponents on-base percentage (.295). © Reached 200.0-plus IP and 30-plus starts for the fourth consecutive season … joined Madison Bumgarner, Cole Hamels, Jon Lester, Jeff Samardzija and Max Scherzer as the only pitchers to reach those marks over the last four seasons. © Became the first White Sox pitcher to record at least 30 starts, 200.0 IP and 160 strikeouts over four straight seasons Wilbur Wood from 1971-74. © Made his first career A.L. All-Star team … was selected by A.L. manager Ned Yost to replace Cleveland’s Danny Salazar. © Surrendered two earned runs or less 21 times, tied with Aaron Sanchez and Masahiro Tanaka for the third-most in the AL … his seven starts of 7.0-plus IP and one run or less allowed tied for the seventh-most in the A.L. © Went 7-5 with a 2.77 ERA (30 ER/97.1 IP) and 88 strikeouts over 14 starts at U.S. Cellular Field … the 2.77 home mark was the second-lowest in the A.L. behind Chris Archer (2.65). © Went 5-2 with a 1.54 ERA (9 ER/52.2 IP), 47 strikeouts and seven quality starts over his first eight starts … allowed two earned runs or less in each of the eight starts, tied for the fifth-longest streak in club history to open a season and the longest since Gary Peters (8) in 1963 (Elias). © Matched his career high (second time) with a four-game winning streak from 4/22-5/8, posting a 0.64 ERA (2 ER/28.0 IP) while allowing allowed one run or less in each start. © Went 0-7 with a 4.58 ERA (30 ER/59.0 IP) over a nine-start span from 5/14-6/28 … received one or no runs of support in eight of the nine outings. 2015 Became the first Sox lefty to make 30 starts in three-straight seasons since Mark Buehrle from 2001-11 ... set career-high marks in IP, quality starts, strikeout-to-walk ratio and walks per 9.0 IP. © Received a 3.62 run support average (83 RS), the second-lowest mark in the A.L. and sixth-lowest in the majors. © Went 9-5 with a 2.50 ERA (41 ER/147.1 IP) in 22 night starts (0-5 with a 5.49 mark in day games) … his 2.50 night ERA was the lowest in the A.L. and fifth-lowest in the majors. © Posted a 7-5 record with a 3.16 ERA (36 ER/102.2 IP) on the road (2-5 with a 3.56 mark at U.S. Cellular Field) … his 3.16 ERA on the road was the fifth-lowest in the A.L. © Recorded a 1.50 ERA (6 ER/36.0 IP) in September, a career monthly low. © Made five consecutive starts allowing two earned runs or less from 4/24-5/19, going 1-3 with a 2.18 ERA (8 ER/33.0 IP), 32 strikeouts and zero homers allowed (four QS) … received just eight runs of support (2.18 RSA) during the five starts. © Became the first Sox pitcher to make nine consecutive quality starts since Mark Buehrle from 4/27-6/16/11 (also nine). © Struck out eight-plus batters with no walks over three straight starts from 7/1-12, the first Sox pitcher to accomplish the feat and sixth in major-league history … the others: Chris Archer (5/27-6/7/15), Madison Bumgarner (7/31-8/11/15), Jacob deGrom (5/21-6/1/15), Clayton Kershaw (7/8-23/15) and Cliff Lee (9/16-27/13). © Threw his first career complete game and shutout on 7/24 at Cleveland … allowed just seven hits (six hits) with zero walks and eight strikeouts (120 pitches) … retired 13 of the last 14 hitters he faced, including 10 straight in one stretch.
2016 Chicago Cubs Media Guide 96 2014 © Posted a 3.97 ERA (57 ER/129.1 IP) in 22 starts and worked 7.0 Established career bests in ERA (3.32), IP (200.1), strikeouts (178), quality scoreless IP in three relief outings. starts, strikeouts per 9.0 IP, and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.42). © Was recalled from Birmingham prior to a doubleheader on 5/7 at © Reached 200.0-plus IP and 30-plus starts for the second-consecutive Cleveland … made his major-league debut in the first game, working season. 5.2 scoreless IP in relief. © Allowed three earned runs or less 25 times, tied for the seventh-most © Became the first White Sox reliever to work 5.2 scoreless IP or more in among AL starters … tied for fourth in the AL with 12 no decisions. his major-league debut since at least 1920 (STATS LLC) and the first in © Went 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA (11 ER/58.2 IP) and 56 strikeouts over a baseball since Minnesota’s Jeff Holly on 5/1/77 vs. Detroit (7.0 IP). nine-start span from 6/19-8/3 (seven quality starts) … the winning © Was ejected from his second start on 6/1 at Tampa Bay (3.2 IP) by streak matched his career long (second time). umpire Mark Wegner after throwing a pitch behind Ben Zobrist (no © Threw a career-high 20.2 consecutive scoreless IP from 6/24-7/10 … warnings were issued prior to ejection). made consecutive scoreless starts on 6/29 at Toronto (7.0 IP) and 7/5 © Compiled a 16.0 scoreless IP streak from 6/17-24, the sixth-longest by vs. Seattle (7.2) … retired the first 11 batters of the game and struck a rookie in Sox history. out 10 vs. the Mariners. © Made nine starts with Birmingham, allowing three earned runs or less © Struck out a career-high 13 in a win on 9/13-1 vs. Minnesota (1 in all nine outings … was named to the Southern League mid-season ER/7.0 IP) … joined Chris Sale (five times), Juan Pizarro (five), Jack All-Star Team. Harshman (once), Thornton Lee (once), Gary Peters (once), and Doc White (once) as the only left-handers in White Sox history to strike out 2011 13-plus hitters in a game. Went 10-2 with a 2.91 ERA (33 ER/102.0 IP) in 30 games (12 starts) with © Agreed to terms on a five-year, $26.5-million contract with club options Class A Tampa in the Yankees organization. for 2019 and 2020 on 3/24. © Was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for 7/11-17. 2013 2010 Led the White Sox in starts (33) and winning percentage (.563) in his Combined to go 3-2 with a 3.26 ERA (14 ER/38.2 IP), one save and first full season in the majors … his 3.51 ERA ranked fifth among AL left- 44 strikeouts in 20 games (three starts) with Rookie Gulf Coast League handers. Yankees and Class A Charleston … opponents batted .178 (25-140). © Joined Chris Sale (214.1 IP) as the only left-handed teammates in franchise history under the age of 25 to record 200.0 or more IP in the 2009 same season. Spent his second straight season with the Dominican Summer League © Set a White Sox and AL record with 17 no decisions (Bert Blyleven owns Yankees, going 2-1 with a 2.32 ERA (13 ER/50.1 IP) and 80 strikeouts in the major-league record with 20 in 1979) … did not factor in the deci- 14 starts … averaged 14.3 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. sion in more than three straight starts. © Lowered his ERA from 3.71 (47 ER/114.0 IP) in the first half to 3.24 2008 (31 ER/86.0 IP) in the second … posted a sub-3.00 mark in July Was 3-2 with a 1.96 ERA (12 ER/55.0 IP) and 76 strikeouts in 15 games (2.79) and September (2.80). (12 starts) with the DSL Yankees … averaged 12.4 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. © Limited right-handers to a .242 average (134-554), the fourth-best mark among AL LHP… held opponents to a .236 average (37-157) with 2007 RISP. Did not pitch after receiving a 50-game suspension for violating terms of Minor League Baseball’s Drug Program. 2012 Appeared in 25 games (22 starts) with Chicago after starting the season 2006 with Double-A Birmingham. Debuted with the Venezuelan Summer League Mets. © Posted a .225 opponents’ batting average, allowing just one home run in 35.0 innings. © Received 10 no decisions, tied for the fourth most in the AL … became the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to work 8.0 scoreless IP three times in a season and receive a no decision in all three outings (Elias).
CAREER STATISTICS YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2006 VEN Mets-R 0-1 8.44 3 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 7 5 0 2 8 5 0 0 2007 Did Not Pitch 2008 DSL Yankees-R 3-2 1.96 15 12 0 0 0 55.0 36 17 12 0 5 24 76 5 0 2009 DSL Yankees-R 2-1 2.32 14 14 0 0 0 50.1 25 17 13 0 3 37 80 6 1 2010 Charleston-A 0-1 4.7 5 3 0 0 0 15.1 11 10 8 1 1 10 12 0 0 GCL Yankees-R 3-1 2.31 15 0 0 0 1 23.1 14 11 6 0 3 8 32 1 0 2011 Tampa-A 10-2 2.91 30 12 0 0 1 102.0 86 35 33 5 1 28 88 7 0 2012 Chicago (A.L.) 6-6 3.76 25 22 0 0 0 136.1 142 62 57 14 3 42 81 10 2 Birmingham-AA 1-3 2.77 9 9 0 0 0 48.2 43 17 15 1 0 14 41 2 0 2013 Chicago (A.L.) 9-7 3.51 33 33 0 0 0 200.0 188 83 78 23 5 56 164 2 1 2014 Chicago (A.L.) 9-11 3.32 32 32 0 0 0 200.1 197 87 74 10 2 52 178 7 0 2015 Chicago (A.L.) 9-10 3.36 32 32 1 1 0 206.1 218 81 77 16 8 44 177 5 0 2016 Chicago (A.L.) 13-12 3.2 32 32 0 0 0 208.0 192 76 74 22 4 50 181 10 1 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 46-46 3.41 154 151 1 1 0 951.0 937 389 360 85 22 244 781 34 4 MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 19-11 2.76 91 50 0 0 2 300.0 221 114 92 7 15 129 334 21 1 #Includes Injury Rehabilitation Assignment LAST MAJOR LEAGUE COMPLETE GAME/SHUTOUT: 7/24/15 @ CLE (W, 6-0)
YEAR AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS PCT G PO A E TC DP 2016 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .955 32 3 18 1 22 3 M.L. TOTALS .000 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 0 0 .971 154 20 114 4 138 13
ALL-STAR GAME STATISTICS YEAR TEAM/SITE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2016 N.L./SD 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
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2006: Signed by New York (N.L.) 4/26 as a minor league free agent 2007: On Major League Suspended list, 5/15-7/16 2008: Signed by New York (A.L.) 3/10 as a minor league free agent 2011: Signed by Chicago (A.L.) 11/10 as a minor league free agent 2017: Acquired by Cubs 7/13 for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, INF Matt Rose and INF Bryant Flete
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