Called up to take Jarred Cosart's place in the rotation, Justin Nicolino shut down the Dodgers in his season debut by allowing only two hits over 7.1 shutout innings. Can he enjoy a similarly good outing at Marlins Park tonight?
As Spring Training began, it was announced that there were two openings in Miami's rotation for the 2016 season, and the early front runners were Tom Koehler, Jarred Cosart, Adam Conley, and Justin Nicolino.
With Cosart able to prove that he was healthy after an ear infection cut his 2015 campaign short, and Conley looking more and more like a number three starter for this team, Nicolino was forced to start the season with Triple-A New Orleans despite only giving up two earned runs over eight and a third spring innings.