It’s not something that the Philadelphia Phillies need to do today, but Aaron Nola’s next long-term deal is something that the front office should be beginning to ponder right about now.
Following a disappointing 2021 season, Nola will enter his 20th start of the season Tuesday evening putting together one of the finest seasons of his career. While he wasn’t selected as an All-Star, Nola leads baseball with an 8.56 strikeout to walk ratio and is second in terms of innings pitched, having thrown 126 2/3 frames in 2022. His 3.5 fWAR is fifth among all pitchers.
Given that 2022 is the final guaranteed year of Nola’s four-year/$45 million deal, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was asked Tuesday if another long-term deal for the righty is on his radar.