So that was a good start by Nola, right?
You can quibble with a few of the pitches made by Aaron Nola last night. You can even talk about whether or not he should have even pitched the seventh inning at all (he shouldn’t have), but last night’s start by Nola was a step in the right direction. The velocity was still down a bit, but once that ball that Juan Soto hit that miraculously went foul landed, Nola seemed to lock himself in and have a decent night.
Now, about that decision to bring him back out…
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- A little hyperbolic this early in the year, but can the Phillies actually win a playoff series with the bullpen as constructed ($)?
- Actually, is there anyone in the bullpen that can be trusted right now?
MLB news:
- Spencer Strider returned last week…and is headed right back on the injured list with a strained hamstring.
- The Sacramento Athletics are calling up Nick Kurtz less than a year after being drafted in July.
- Luis Arraez is actually going to take a week off as he heads enters concussion protocol, which means a seven-day injured list stay.