When Juan Nicasio suffered a fractured C-1 vertebrae as a result of being struck by a line drive last August, his baseball career was suddenly secondary. However, after making remarkable progress in his rehabilitation over the course of the past few months, it now appears likely that he?ll open the season as a member of the Rockies? starting rotation.
Nicasio made his first start since the neck injury earlier this afternoon against the Athletics. The 25-year-old right-hander allowed an unearned run on five hits over three innings while striking out two and walking none. Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post notes that he was consistently reaching 93-94 mph on his fastball, so he isn?t missing a beat with his velocity.
The results were nice and all, but it was also encouraging that Nicasio wasn?t fazed by facing live hitters again in a competitive environment. He got tested early on when infielder Eric Sogard, the second batter of the game, hit a line drive right through the box.
Nicasio showed a lot of promise last season prior to the injury, posting a 4.14 ERA and 58/18 K/BB ratio over 71 2/3 innings as a rookie. Let?s hope he can pick up from where he left off.
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