In the midst of her first month as a regular on the Marlins beat, MLB.com’s Christina De Nicola (pronounced Dee Ni-CO-la) spends more than an hour with Ely Sussman and Alex Contreras. The Miami native takes us through her background story (2:30), opinions on MLB rule changes (15:30), the team’s postponement of FanFest and upcoming business decisions (30:30), the delicate balance between adding veterans to the 2021 roster while still allowing playing time for top prospects (42:45), and more!
After several years complementing/collaborating with longtime beat reporter Joe Frisaro, De Nicola is his successor (he accepted an early retirement package from MLB Advanced Media earlier this offseason).