BRADENTON, Fl. - It has been announced before, but Clint Hurdle confirmed again today that Juan Nicasio and Kyle Lobstein will be stretched out in Spring Training as starting pitching depth.
"They're starter depth," Hurdle said. "We're going to stretch them out. There will come a point in time in camp we'll have to decide who is still in play, the health of the five guys that are going out there first right now, and where it takes us. They very well could both be options. Both of them have shown the ability to start. Both of them are aware of the opportunity in the bullpen as well.