The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first free agent signing of significance of the offseason on Thursday, adding some depth in the bullpen.
The Pirates inked a deal with right-hander Juan Nicasio on a one-year deal. As of writing, financial terms were not disclosed.
Nicasio, who has pitched for the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers in five MLB seasons, is coming off a pretty solid season in Los Angeles a year ago when he posted a 3.86 ERA in 53 appearances (one start) out of the Dodgers bullpen.
Prior to that the 29-year old Nicasio had his struggles, but a lot of that likely had to do with pitching in Coors Field.
Throughout his career, Nicasio has appeared in 141 games, 70 of which were starts, and owns a career 4.88 ERA. In 439.1 career innings pitched, Nicasio has struck out 359 batters while walking 168. He seemed to find his niche coming out of the bullpen last season where he averaged more than a punch out per inning.
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