Ivan Nova Fantasy Baseball News
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Phillies’ Ivan Nova: Starting Grapefruit League opener
Ivan Nova (triceps) will start the first game of the Grapefruit League season against the Tigers on Sunday, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Nova missed most of the 2020 season due to right triceps tendinitis, but he signed a minor-league contract with Philadelphia in January and should compete for a spot in the back of the rotation during spring training. That he’s starting Sunday signals that he should be fully healthy this spring.
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Phillies’ Ivan Nova: Lands with Phillies on minors deal
Ivan Nova (triceps) signed a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.The deal will pay the veteran righty $1.5 million if he’s able to make the big-league roster. Now 34 years old, Nova appeared to have something left in the tank up until very recently, recording an unexciting but acceptable 4.31 ERA from 2016 to 2019. His 2020 campaign went quite poorly, however, as he struggled to an 8.53 ERA and a 9:9 K:BB in four starts before being shut down with triceps tendinitis. Beating out Vince Velasquez for the Phillies’ fifth starter spot is certainly not an insurmountable task if Nova is fully healthy, though he won’t be a particularly exciting fantasy option if he does win the job, as he’s been a low-strikeout innings eater for the bulk of his career.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Done for year after setbacks
Ivan Nova (triceps) is out for the season after suffering multiple setbacks and was moved to the 45-day injured list Wednesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.Nova struggled to an 8.53 ERA and a 9:9 K:BB in four starts prior to landing on the injured list with right triceps tendinitis in mid-August. Unless the setbacks were particularly severe, he should have time to heal before the start of next season.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Nearing mound work
Ivan Nova (triceps) has been throwing long toss and will advance to mound work soon, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.Nova has been out with triceps tendinitis since mid-August. He appears to still have time to return before the end of the season, though exactly when he’s expected to do so remains unclear.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Heading to injured list
The Detroit Tigers announced Saturday that they are placing Ivan Nova on the 10-day injured list with right triceps tendinitis and are recalling Anthony Castro from their alternate training site in a corresponding move.Less than 24 hours after getting walloped for eight runs, Nova is headed to the IL. While he didn’t last long during his outing, there were no initial reports saying that he had been experiencing any discomfort in his arm. Many fans were hoping the Tigers would promote Casey Mize, but that does not appear to be the case as of yet. Nova is eligible to return Aug. 25, although it has not been confirmed whether he will return after the minimum 10 days or if he will need extended time on the shelf.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Knocked around for eight runs
Ivan Nova (1-1) took the loss Friday against Cleveland after surrendering eight runs on five hits and two walks with just a single strikeout in 3.1 innings.After an easy 1-2-3 first inning, Nova began the second frame by walking Carlos Santana and then giving up a two-run shot to Franmil Reyes to get the Indians on the board. After a clean third inning, he ran into loads of trouble in the fourth, highlighted by Domingo Santana’s three-run blast to left. Nova has yet to reach the six-inning mark in any of his four starts this season and is in line for another tough matchup against an explosive White Sox offense Wednesday.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Allows five runs in victory
Ivan Nova (1-0) earned the win Saturday in Pittsburgh after giving up five runs on six hits over five innings. He had three strikeouts and three walks.The right-hander allowed five runs across his first two starts, but it’s Saturday’s forgettable outing that results in his first win of the season. Nova has a 5.74 ERA and 1.53 WHIP through 15.2 innings, and he currently lines up to start one game of Thursday’s makeup doubleheader against the Cardinals.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Next start coming Saturday
Ivan Nova is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Pirates, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.After their four-game series with the Cardinals to begin the week was postponed due to COVID-19-related concerns, the Detroit Tigers will reorder their pitching schedule heading into the weekend set in Pittsburgh. Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire will roll out his top three starters in the series, with Matthew Boyd and Nova going Friday and Saturday, respectively, before Spencer Turnbull takes the hill for the finale.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Scheduled start postponed
Ivan Nova will not make his scheduled start Wednesday against St. Louis as the series has been postponed due to the Cardinals’ coronavirus outbreak, Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports.The Cardinals and Detroit Tigers had planned on having a doubleheader Wednesday, with Nova starting one of those games, but St. Louis has decided against traveling to Detroit with 13 members of the Cardinals organization testing positive for the virus. The Tigers have yet to announce their upcoming rotation plans, but Nova figures to slot in Saturday in the second game of a weekend series in Pittsburgh, with Matthew Boyd starting Friday.
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Tigers’ Ivan Nova: Solid in no-decision
Ivan Nova pitched 5.2 innings against Detroit on Thursday, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out three. He did not issue any walks and did not factor in the decision.Nova fell one out short of a quality start, but he nonetheless held his own in holding the Royals to a pair of runs. He demonstrated excellent control in the contest, throwing 61 of 82 pitches over the plate and issuing first-pitch strikes to 17 of 25 batters. Nova doesn’t offer much in the strikeout department, but he has some deep league streaming appeal against lower-tier offenses. He’s lined up for a two-start week next week as he’ll face St. Louis at home Tuesday and Pittsburgh on the road Sunday.
