Pitching
Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Nichols, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. Never a hard thrower, Nichols now has games when he can't hit 85 MPH with his fastball. He frequently leaves fastballs up in the strike zone, where they get pounded. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Nichols does an average job of holding runners. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Nichols is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Nichols has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Nichols as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
But if you ask me, I'll pass on Nichols.

          -- Moostard Nyman