Joe Girardi didn’t say “not so fast my friends,” but in a way he sounded like the great Lee Corso in his meeting with the media Monday afternoon.
Shortly after Phillies ace Aaron Nola said he expected to be ready for opening day, Girardi pumped the breaks a bit. While the first-year Phillies manager said he was impressed with Nola’s bullpen session Monday and doesn’t doubt that he could be ready to pitch the first game of the season, he didn’t want to commit to it just yet. Nola will be the Phillies opening day starter if he’s ready, it’s just a matter of whether he’ll be able to ramp up in time.