The Philadelphia Phillies and starting pitcher Aaron Nola have agreed to a four-year contract per an announcement from the team this morning.
The deal allows the team and its emerging young ace hurler to avoid an arbitration hearing which would have taken place tomorrow.
Nola will receive a $2 million signing bonus. He will then receive salaries of $4 million for the coming 2019 season, $8 million in 2020, $11.75 million in 2021, and $15 million in 2022. For the 2023 campaign he can earn $16 million, or there is a $4.25 million buyout.
Should the contract be fulfilled in its entirety, Nola would receive just shy of $57 million total.