Nicasio agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Pirates on Thursday, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.
While the walks were up significantly for Nicasio in 2015, so were the strikeouts, with his K-rate jumping almost 10 percentage points from 2014 (to 25%). His new approach resulted in a career-best season, as he was able to limit hard contact in addition to missing bats. In fact, he allowed one home run in 58.1 innings with the Dodgers. He will likely only improve while working with renowned pitching coach Ray Searage.