The Dodgers and pitcher Juan Nicasio have avoided arbitration with a one-year, $2.3 million contract, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman on Friday.

Nicasio was trade from Colorado to Los Angeles in November. He went 21-22 with a 5.03 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in four seasons with the Rockies. He made 88 appearances and 69 starts.