While Aaron Nola had plenty of interested teams in free agency, the star pitcher decided to re-sign with the Philadelphia Phillies. But before his deal came together with the Phillies, the Atlanta Braves tried to steal Nola away from the only team he has ever known.
Nola confirmed that the Braves were one of the teams trying to sign him in free agency, via Gabriel Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. However, Nola declined the offer in part due to his Phillies loyalty.
“The Braves had interest,” Nola said. “The business part of free agency, a lot of teams are looking for pitching.