Marquez seems to have dropped below Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela in the race for the Rockies' final two rotation spots, Nick Groke and Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post report.
After Jeff Hoffman was demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque, Marquez (the Rockies' No. 3 pitching prospect according to RotoWire) seemed to be a lock to grab one of the vacancies. However, the 22-year-old has posted less-than-stellar results during his audition for a rotation spot, compiling a 6.00 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP across 15 innings. That being said, Harrison Musgrave was reassigned to minor league camp Thursday, meaning that Marquez very well could stick on the major-league roster as a long reliever to start the season. This isn't set in stone as of now, but it appears to be the likely scenario barring any extraneous circumstances.