The Marlins have designated lefty Jo-Jo Reyes for assignment, per a club announcement. Miami also optioned righty Brian Ellington to Triple-A, with those moves designed to clear the way for the promotion of southpaw Justin Nicolino.
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Reyes, 31, has made just two major league appearances since the end of the 2011 campaign, including a single showing this year for Miami. After working as a starter for the vast majority of his career, he has spent most of the 2016 season throwing from the pen at Triple-A. On the year, he owns a 4.17 ERA with 6.6 K/9 against 2.7 BB/9.
The 24-year-old Nicolino will get another shot at holding down a big league job after posting a disappointing 5.17 ERA in his first ten starts this year. Nicolino struck out just 4.4 batters per nine, though that was an improvement on his meager output in that department in 2015. He has been effective at Triple-A, though, with a 2.82 ERA and 5.2 K/9 against 1.6 K/9 over 38 1/3 frames.
Why was jo jo Reyes even in the position to be dfa’d?
Jo Jo Reyes, you life is calling.
Career ERA 6.06 Jo-Jo Reyes is still around??
The only reason I knew Jo-Jo had come back to the majors was because Steve started out Tuesday’s chat with it…
Why,oh why wasn’t I born lefthanded? I’m 45 and I’d still have a chance. Life’s not fair!
He had 1 outing..what a waste.smh..
They better do something about niccolino too
The Marlins could use an innings eater to anchor the middle of that rotation. Tom Koehler is more of a 5th guy and Nicolino just isn’t cutting it.