The San Diego Padres and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller spent Valentine’s Day adding players who will give them the best chance to take down reigning the World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

They came to terms with former Philadelphia Phillie Nick Castellanos to play first base, the outfield and be the designated hitter. Then the Padres deepened their rotation by signing veteran right-hander Griffin Canning and now former Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez on a one-year deal, according to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. 

Marquez has spent his entire 10-year career pitching in the Mile High City (Denver), where he went 68-72 with a 4.67 ERA in 203 games (200 starts) and struck out 1,069 batters in 1,146.1 innings. 

Marquez struggled in 2025 after recovering from Tommy John surgery, going 3-16 with a 6.70 ERA (career high) in 126.1 innings.Â