Free agent right-handed starting pitcher Aaron Nola could get a seven-year deal this offseason.
"Rival executives say they wouldn't be surprised to see the bidding for Nola push him to a seven-year deal, likely at a higher average annual value than what the Phillies offered last spring," The Athletic's Jayson Stark reported.
Per Stark, "it's reasonable to think" Philadelphia sent Nola, who has been with Philadelphia for nine campaigns, an initial offer "in the range of six years, $150 million" last offseason.
However, Stark added that multiple MLB sources told him the Phillies and Nola "were not even remotely close back then" on negotiations, leading the reporter to posit that the pitcher wanted "a seven-year extension for north of $200 million, possibly well north.