Juan Oviedo appears to have cleared a legal hurdle and there's "renewed hope" that he will make it to Marlins camp within the next few days, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has learned. Oviedo is the man we came to know as Leo Nunez, Marlins closer, for the past several years before he was exposed for using a fraudulent name. Things like these are never a sure thing, so it's entirely possible nothing comes to fruition in the very near future. Plus, CBSSports.com's Scott Miller heard from a Marlins source that the club is bracing for sanctions -- like a suspension -- from the commissioner's office.
The Marlins signed Heath Bell in the offseason to be their closer for the next three years, so Oviedo will not be getting his old job back. Still, he could figure as a setup man, whenever he's able to get back with the club.
Oviedo, 30, compiled 92 saves over the past three seasons for the Marlins. He had 36 saves with a 4.06 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 55 strikeouts in 64 1/3 innings last season before the Marlins placed him on the restricted list.
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