The Miami Marlins have signed pitcher Edinson Volquez on a two-year deal. The 33-year-old Volquez is coming off a season in which he posted a 5.37 ERA over 189 1/3 innings with the Kansas City Royals. Volquez was much better in 2014 and 2015, posting a 3.30 ERA over those two seasons. The deal is said to be for two years and $22 million, according to Chris Cotillo.
In other news:
The Arizona Diamondbacks expect teams to show interest in some of their young starting pitchers. Zack Greinke is expected to head the team’s rotation next year. He’ll be followed by the recently-acquired Taijuan Walker and some combination of Robbie Ray, Patrick Corbin, Archie Bradley, Shelby Miller and possibly Braden Shipley. At 27, Corbin is the oldest of that bunch.