Nolasco agrees to sign with Twins
Ricky Nolasco is headed to Minnesota via free agency. (USATSI)MORE: FA tracker: position players | FA tracker: pitchers
Ricky Nolasco has agreed to sign a deal with the Minnesota Twins, confirms Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. The free agent right-handed starter seemed to confirm the news on his own by changing his Twitter AVI to a Twins logo Wednesday evening.
The Twins headed into the offseason seeking multiple veteran starting pitchers, so Nolasco is only the first step in helping to shape the rotation heading into next season. And it's a rotation that badly needed a makeover. The Twins ranked dead last in the majors with a 5.26 ERA, with the 29th ranked rotation ERA being 4.81.
Nolasco, 30, is an upgrade over some of the returning candidates on the Twins, though he's hardly a frontline starter. He was 13-11 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 165 strikeouts in 199 1/3 innings for the Marlins and Dodgers last season.
During the course of his eight-year career, Nolasco is 89-75 with a 4.37 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.
As things stand at present, Nolasco appears in line to be the ace of the Twins staff, ahead of the likes of Sam Deduno, Kevin Correia and Vance Worley.
Again, though, the Twins likely aren't done. They have been rumored to be targeting Bronson Arroyo and Matt Garza as well.
News of the Nolasco signing was first reported by Chris Cotillo of SB Nation's MLB Daily Dish.
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