Availability
Veteran Marco Gonzales has been reassigned to minor league camp by the San Diego Padres.
Fantasy Impact
Gonzales has pitched in 10 seasons at the major league level and has won 66 games with a 4.16 ERA in 170 appearances (162 starts). The lefthander was competing for the fifth starter role this spring, but he struggled to a 10.80 ERA in 13.1 innings and the job was awarded to Walker Buehler. Gonzales will provide veteran leadership at Triple-A El Paso and should be a candidate to get some innings in San Diego at some point in 2026.
The Padres signed Marco Gonzales to a minor league contract.
Fantasy Impact
The deal includes an invite to spring training. Gonzales can make $1.5 million if he makes the team with $1 million in incentives. The veteran did not pitch in the majors last season.
The Pirates have declined their club option on Marco Gonzales.
Fantasy Impact
Gonzales is expected to miss most of the 2025 season after undergoing forearm surgery in September. He is unlikely to join another team until he is fully healthy.
Marco Gonzales is set to undergo surgery on is left flexor tendon in September.
Fantasy Impact
Gonzales will be sidelined out of 9-to-12 months and will likely not be ready for Opening Day next season. The Pirates will likely decline their club option and make Gonzales a free agent.
The Pirates placed Marco Gonzales on the 60-day IL with a left forearm strain.
Fantasy Impact
Gonzales will miss the rest of the season. It figures to be Jake Woodford or Domingo German taking his spot in the rotation the rest of the season.