5:46 PM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) was placed on the restricted list for personal reasons Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

5:53 PM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) contract was selected by the Rangers on Saturday.

8:47 PM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) was reassigned to the Rangers' alternate training site Sunday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

6:15 PM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) (back) is serving as the starting pitcher in the Rangers' intrasquad matchup Monday.

8:50 PM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) Rangers added Nicasio (back) to their 60-man roster pool Thursday.

6:13 AM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) was scratched from an appearance Monday due to tightness in his back, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

9:37 PM - Juan Nicasio (Tex) signed a minor-league deal that includes an invitation to spring training with the Rangers on Saturday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

10:53 AM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) (shoulder) was activated from the injured list Tuesday, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

5:06 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) (shoulder) will throw off a mound Tuesday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

3:35 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday.

9:12 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) left Friday's game against the Marlins due to right shoulder soreness, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

8:42 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) left Friday's game against Miami with an unspecified injury, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

5:26 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) (groin) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

3:46 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left groin strain, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

11:38 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) has a left groin injury and could be headed to the injured list, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

6:06 AM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) allowed a hit in two-thirds of an inning to record his first save of the season in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

1:29 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) pitched two innings in Wednesday's 15-1 loss to the Nationals, allowing a pair of runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one.

3:59 PM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) (knee) was traded from Seattle to Philadelphia along with Jean Segura for Carlos Santana and J.P. Crawford on Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

5:38 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) is in the early stages of recovering from a clean-up procedure on his knee and is expected to be ready for spring training, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

1:17 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Wednesday.

10:28 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery on his right knee in the upcoming days, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

7:03 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) remains unsure of whether he'll have surgery to repair bone chips and inflammation in his right knee or wait until after the season for the procedure, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

4:31 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) was slated to get a second opinion on his inflamed right knee Monday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

6:36 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee), who went on the disabled list Friday, doesn't have a firm timetable for return, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. "I don't know," Servais said of a potential return. "Juan is frustrated. He hasn't felt good and wants to make it right. I certainly think he could come back and impact this year down the stretch, but I don't know."

5:33 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday due to right knee inflammation, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

11:38 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (1-5) allowed an earned run on one hit -- a game-winning solo home run -- in an extra-inning loss to the Angels on Friday. He also recorded a strikeout.

4:24 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) picked up his first save of 2018, needing just seven pitches in a perfect 10th inning in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Orioles.

10:23 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) who was activated from the disabled list Monday, fired a scoreless inning in which he recorded a strikeout during a Wednesday loss to the Yankees.

8:12 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) was activated from the disabled list Monday.

4:36 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) will travel with the Mariners to New York and will be activated from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Yankees, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

5:13 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) threw successful live batting practice Saturday and could be activated from the disabled list as early as Tuesday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. "I feel really good," said. "I didn't feel anything [in my knee]. I'm ready. I'm happy now that it doesn't hurt."

8:47 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) threw a bullpen session before Friday's game and could be activated as early as Tuesday when the Mariners begin a road trip in New York, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. "I'm feeling good," said after his first time throwing off the mound since he landed on the DL last Thursday. "I'm happy right now because my knee is fine. It's hard when you pitch with one knee."

8:43 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) threw again Thursday ahead of a possible bullpen session this weekend, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

10:34 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) will toss a bullpen session this weekend in the hopes of returning from the DL next week, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.

7:51 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (knee) played catch Monday and recently received a cortisone shot after experiencing swelling in his right knee, Rob Shore of MLB.com reports. "The doctor is going to look at him today and see where he goes from there," Servais said. "But he's doing much better, I just met with him a little while ago. He's upbeat."

9:45 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) an earlier report, Nicasio (knee) plans to keep throwing while on the disabled list and expects to only miss the minimum 10 days, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

10:45 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with a knee injury, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

10:00 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (1-3) failed to record an out in Wednesday's loss to the Astros while allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits.

10:43 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) fired two perfect frames in an extra-innings win over the Twins on Saturday, recording five strikeouts.

6:51 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (1-2) failed to record an out in a loss to the Tigers on Sunday, allowing an earned run on three hits.

8:44 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (1-1) allowed four earned runs on five hits over one-third of an inning in a loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

7:01 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) notched his 12th hold in a win over the Athletics on Thursday, allowing a hit and recording three strikeouts.

5:27 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) notched his eighth hold with a perfect eighth inning in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday, recording a strikeout and throwing 14 of his 15 pitches for strikes.

9:31 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) (1-0) fired a scoreless eighth inning during which he allowed one hit in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

7:16 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) was credited with his seventh hold in a 2-1 win over the Astros on Monday, firing a scoreless eighth inning.

9:01 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) notched his fourth hold in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Twins, firing 1.2 scoreless innings in which he recorded two strikeouts.

10:02 AM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) earned his first hold with a scoreless eighth inning in Thursday's 2-1 Opening Day win over the Indians. He also recorded a strikeout.

1:39 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) fired a scoreless fifth inning in Sunday's 16-3 Cactus League loss to the Indians, recording two strikeouts.

12:07 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) has given up one run on three hits and one walk while striking out four in four innings thus far in spring training.

12:23 PM - Juan Nicasio (Sea) signed a two-year deal with the Mariners on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports.

8:41 AM - Juan Nicasio (StL) (4-5) was the winning pitcher against the Reds on Tuesday. He gave up a solo home run and struck out one batter in 1.1 innings.

12:51 PM - Juan Nicasio (StL) gave up a run on two hits in the ninth inning of Thursday's win over the Reds.

6:29 AM - Juan Nicasio (StL) threw 1.1 scoreless innings Friday to record his third save of the season, and first as a Cardinal, in a 4-1 win over the Pirates.

10:35 AM - Juan Nicasio (StL) was traded to the Cardinals in exchange of infielder Eliezer Alvarez on Wednesday.

11:11 AM - Juan Nicasio (Phi) was claimed off waivers by the Phillies on Thursday.

3:24 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) was placed on irrevocable outright waivers Tuesday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

7:03 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) recorded his second save Monday, striking out a pair of batters in a scoreless ninth inning against Detroit.

8:59 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) struck out one in a perfect inning to nail down his first save Thursday in Philadelphia.

9:11 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (1-3) allowed four runs without recording an out to blow his third save of the season during Friday's loss to the Cubs.

11:53 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) will share the closer's role with Felipe Rivero moving forward, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

10:37 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) Clint Hurdle mentioned Nicasio or Felipe Rivero as a potential replacement for Tony Watson if the team decides to switch closers, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

9:11 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) has only given up four runs in 20.2 innings this season.

4:31 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) has allowed two runs and seven hits over 5.2 innings to start the season.

4:10 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) the Pirates don't expect to use Nicasio as a closer, he will pitch in high leverage situations. "I like the role we had him in last year. He flourished in it," manager Clint Hurdle told the team's website. "There were games where he could give late-inning leverage, depending on the use of the other guys. There were days he came in and stopped the biggest situation of the game in the sixth inning, then was able to add another inning to it."

9:42 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) and the Pirates avoided arbitration and agreed to a $3.65 million deal on Friday, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

9:21 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) earned his fifth hold Wednesday, striking out one batter in a scoreless relief inning.

6:08 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) struck out two batters in two scoreless innings Saturday, improving to 10-6. He did not walk a batter.

6:57 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (8-6) gave up an earned run on three hits over two innings in Saturday's 7-4 victory over the Phillies. He struck out three.

8:49 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) hurled two shutout innings Tuesday, registering his second relief win in the last four days.

6:12 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) struck out the side on nine pitches in the eighth inning of Monday's game against St. Louis.

7:38 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) hurled three scoreless relief innings Monday against the Dodgers.

11:14 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (personal) was reinstated from the restricted list Friday, Stephen Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

4:06 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (personal) is expected to join the bullpen upon his return, at least temporarily, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

1:26 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (personal) is expected to return to the team later in the week but it's unclear if he'll be ready to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

3:14 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) Pirates are unsure when Nicasio (personal) might return. "He needs to get back home," manager Clint Hurdle told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We wanted to work with him. To my understanding it is somewhat open-ended. We've encouraged him to go, contact us sometime next week. Let us know the state of affairs and we'll go from there."

2:11 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (personal) is expected to miss his scheduled start Tuesday when the Pirates face the Giants, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

1:28 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) was placed on the restricted list Saturday.

6:41 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) gave up six runs in 4.1 innings Thursday, surrendering seven hits -- including three homers -- and two walks while striking out five batters.

12:13 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) is expected to start Thursday against the Mets, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

3:11 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) will not make his scheduled start Tuesday against the Mets.

12:52 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (5-5) surrendered four hits, six earned runs and two walks over an inning in Friday's 9-3 extra-inning loss to the Cardinals. He struck out two.

7:32 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) improved to 5-4 with a win over the Mets on Tuesday, striking out seven and walking two over five innings of one-run ball.

7:49 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) a previous report: The Pirates announced that Monday's rained out game against the Mets will be made up in a doubleheader Tuesday, resulting in Nicasio getting the start for Game 2, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

4:56 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) will have his start skipped in the wake of Monday's rainout, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

8:33 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) went six innings against Miami on Thursday, and allowed three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four.

7:03 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) appears to be the odd man out of the rotation, if and when the Pirates promote one of their pitching prospects following the Super 2 arbitration date.

8:10 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (4-4) allowed four runs on seven hits, including two homers in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday. He also struck out four and walked one.

8:11 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) won't start until his next turn of the rotation, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

9:29 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) was charged with five runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks over five innings in a win over the Braves on Tuesday. He struck out six.

9:26 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) gave up four runs on four hits over six innings Wednesday in a no-decision against the Reds. He struck out five without a walk, but did hit a batter.

4:36 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) will start Wednesday against the Reds, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

4:19 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) will not make his scheduled start Tuesday against the Reds as the game has been postponed due to rain.

12:31 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (3-3) allowed four runs (one earned) on eight hits while striking out three and walking three in a 6-2 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.

6:39 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) spun seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out eight in a 4-1 victory against the Reds on Friday night.

11:12 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) will start Friday against the Reds.

9:40 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) was scheduled to take the mound Thursday against Colorado, but the game has been rained out, Jenny Cavnar of Root Sports reports.

8:56 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (2-2) didn't pitch poorly, but was saddled with the loss, allowing two runs on three hits over five innings against the Diamondbacks on Saturday. He also struck out four and walked four.

3:43 AM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (2-1) survived a poor fourth inning to pick up the win Sunday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks over six innings while striking out six as the Pirates downed the Brewers 9-3.

1:15 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (1-1) allowed four runs on six hits and five walks while striking out four over three innings, and took the loss Tuesday at the Tigers.

7:54 PM - Juan Nicasio (Pit) (1-0) struck out seven without a walk while allowing just two hits and one run (a solo homer) over six innings in Monday's win against Pittsburgh.