Ricky Nolasco

What was suppose to be a vaunted, albeit young, pitching staff with Josh Johnson, Chris Volstad, Ricky Nolasco, Anibal Sanchez, and Andrew Miller has deteriorated rapidly. Sanchez is currently on the DL after a terrible start to the season saw him go 1-4 with a 5.55 ERA, Nolasco is just returning from the DL and his season didn’t start much better as he compiled a 2-6 record and an ERA of 8.17. Miller had his own stint on the DL, but is a more tolerable 2-2 with a respectable 4.31 ERA. In fact, among the entire rotation, Johnson and Volstad have been the saving grace. Johnson has a 5-1 record, a 2.63 ERA, and 72Ks to his credit this season. Volstad has been good in his 2nd year with a 4-5 record and 3.65 ERA.

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