Filling out an MLB roster requires collaboration from both the coaching staff and front office. However, Marlins manager Don Mattingly has one of the loudest voices in the room, and throughout spring training, he never shied away from expressing his displeasure with left-hander Justin Nicolino.
At the beginning of organized team activities, Mattingly offered this blunt assessment of the 26-year-old, according to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson:
“Nico’s a guy, we’ll see what he looks like. We kind of already know.”
Fast-forward to March 7, he commented on the adjustments that Nicolino had made to his pitch selection (via the Sun Sentinel).