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Aaron Nola 2024 Outlook: A New Contract Could Help Fuel a Better Year
12 months agoThe biggest move the Phillies made in the offseason was re-signing Aaron Nola to a seven-year, $72 million deal in November. Unsurprisingly, Nola, who's placed within the top 10 in NL Cy Young voting three times during his nine-year career, elected to remain with the team that drafted him back in 2015. Although the 30-year-old right-hander has struggled with the long ball in recent years — surrendering 77 of them in 96 starts since 2021 — he's still kept walks to a minimum and fanned 660 batters in 579.1 frames of work. He's one of the sport's most durable starters, and having him and Zack Wheeler atop their starting rotation has worked out well for Philadelphia. ATC projects Nola to pitch to a 3.89 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across 195 innings while striking out 195 batters. His ADP of 47.0 is a safe bet, although he may get selected higher.
