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Ricky Nolasco might have pitched his last game this year for Florida Marlins
by Joe Capozzi
The Marlins’ life-support hopes for the playoffs might get a bit more bleak if rumblings that I am hearing about Ricky Nolasco are true.
Apparently, Nolasco’s right knee has been bothered him since his last start on Saturday, when he was shelled for six runs in two innings in his first start since being diagnosed a week earlier with a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Nolasco is scheduled to start Friday against the Braves. But that appears to be in doubt, now, as does the rest of his season. If Nolasco is too sore to pitch Friday, it probably makes sense to shut him down for the year.
If all of this is true, it’s a drastic turn of events from the optimism expressed by the team on Sunday when they said the swelling had gone done with no discomfort.
Nolasco is expected to have surgery on the knee, and it might end up being before the end of the season, to give him more time to recover in time for spring training.
Ricky’s 14-9 with a 4.51 ERA, including 9-3 over his last 12 starts. Over his last three years, he was won 42 games (26 losses), so it will be interesting to see how his off-season contract negotiations go. The team has indicated it will offer Ricky a multi-year deal after the season.
If Nolasco is shut down, expect LHP Andrew Miller to replace him in the rotation over the final month of the season.
by Joe Capozzi
The Marlins’ life-support hopes for the playoffs might get a bit more bleak if rumblings that I am hearing about Ricky Nolasco are true.
Apparently, Nolasco’s right knee has been bothered him since his last start on Saturday, when he was shelled for six runs in two innings in his first start since being diagnosed a week earlier with a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Nolasco is scheduled to start Friday against the Braves. But that appears to be in doubt, now, as does the rest of his season. If Nolasco is too sore to pitch Friday, it probably makes sense to shut him down for the year.
If all of this is true, it’s a drastic turn of events from the optimism expressed by the team on Sunday when they said the swelling had gone done with no discomfort.
Nolasco is expected to have surgery on the knee, and it might end up being before the end of the season, to give him more time to recover in time for spring training.
Ricky’s 14-9 with a 4.51 ERA, including 9-3 over his last 12 starts. Over his last three years, he was won 42 games (26 losses), so it will be interesting to see how his off-season contract negotiations go. The team has indicated it will offer Ricky a multi-year deal after the season.
If Nolasco is shut down, expect LHP Andrew Miller to replace him in the rotation over the final month of the season.
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