Aaron Nola's 2025 season hasn't exactly gone as planned for the Philadelphia Phillies. The veteran right-hander has been abysmal, even after spending three months on the injured list. After his most recent implosion against the Milwaukee Brewers earlier this week, questions are being raised, and rightly so, about his suitability for the postseason.
Where does Nola fit in the Phillies' playoff plans? It's difficult to envision him as part of the starting rotation. He'll have to somehow sort himself out and put together an incredibly strong finish to be considered, one would think.
Despite Nola's experience and the Phillies not having another postseason-pitchable right-hander to break up the lefty triumvirate of Cristopher Sánchez, Ranger Suárez and Jesús Luzardo, they can't in good faith march Nola out for a postseason start the way he's throwing.