Former All-Star signed with Miami after parts of six seasons with the Pirates
For years, left-hander Jeff Locke took pride in his ability to take the baseball every fifth day. He wasn’t always effective, a prime reason he was non-tendered by the Pirates last offseason after spending parts of six seasons as the caboose of their rotation, but at least he was healthy.
So Locke was especially frustrated when he suffered left biceps tendinitis early in spring training, his first camp with the Miami Marlins. They signed Locke as a free agent in December for $3.