The Phillies announced that they have released veteran right-hander Jason Marquis from his minor league deal.
The 36-year-old Marquis signed with the Phillies back in early June as the longtime Major Leaguer was on the road back from Tommy John surgery. He made eight starts for the Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate at Lehigh Valley, pitching to a 4.63 ERA with 6.9 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9, totaling 46 2/3 innings. Marquis was slowed by a sore back and eventually placed on the minor league disabled list with an oblique injury, though he recovered and made a start as recently as Saturday.
It’s possible that a team in need of veteran pitching depth will take a look at Marquis for the season’s final month. In parts of 14 Major League seasons, Marquis has a 4.56 ERA with 5.3 K/9, 3.5 BB/9 and a strong 50.7 percent ground-ball rate.
couldn’t hurt at this point. The offense has looked pretty awful for nearly a month now.