Nicolino is a long shot to break camp on the 25-man roster this spring.
The Marlins brought in a number of veteran pitchers this offseason, all but locking Nicolino out of a rotation spot, and while they'll have a couple of openings for long relievers in their bullpen, Jose Urena is out of options and should win one spot, while whoever loses out on the fifth starter job will take the other. Nicolino hasn't impressed in either the majors or at Triple-A New Orleans over the last couple of years, and the 25-year-old lefty's inability to miss bats leaves his future role, or indeed whether he'll ever establish himself as a big league arm, in some doubt.