Nola and Appel have been recovering from injures this fall in Clearwater, Fla. Nola suffered what the Phillies called a low-grade sprain of his right UCL and a low-grade strain of his flexor pronator tendon in August. He had a PRP injection shortly thereafter. Appel had surgery to remove a bone spur in his right elbow in June.
Phillies player development director Joe Jordan said both pitchers have been progressing in Florida, and if everything goes well, they will finish their work in the next few weeks and head home for the offseason, where they will begin preparing for Spring Training.