Philadelphia Phillies Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Aaron Nola, Will Debut July 21
As previously noted by the Inquisitr, the Philadelphia Phillies are shopping pitching ace Cole Hamels, and are looking for a boatload of talent in exchange. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros figure to be two of the teams that will seek out the left-hander.
Earlier today, the Phillies called up their top pitching prospect in 22-year-old Aaron Nola, possibly foreshadowing the potential for a blockbuster Hamels trade. Nola was originally selected by Philly with the seventh overall pick of the 2014 MLB Draft.
Aaron Nola has gotten the call! He will make his MLB debut for Philly on Tuesday July 21st against the Tampa Bay Rays! Congrats Aaron!
— Tigers in the Minors (@geauxMiLB) July 17, 2015
Outside Pitch MLB reports that between 18 starts in Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh this season, Nola posts a record of 10-4 with a 2.39 earned run average. Nola will make his big league debut on July 21 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Philadelphia is currently sitting in last place in the National League East, with a record of 29-62, per ESPN.
Here are some immediate reactions from Twitter.
This feels like a bad idea, but what the hell: Aaron Nola to make major-league debut Tuesday http://t.co/GiiOUvMOja
— David Gambacorta (@dgambacorta) July 17, 2015
After hearing about Aaron Nola getting called up to the #Phillies… http://t.co/mR2piUuAIa pic.twitter.com/5inQcqg1gm
— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) July 17, 2015
Congratulations to CHS Alumnus Aaron Nola ’11 who will make his Major League Baseball debut with the… https://t.co/N6J2VuP7uv — Catholic High School (@CHS_BR) July 17, 2015
Yall, our guy Aaron Nola is trending in the U.S. That’s pretty cool! pic.twitter.com/YtlE5cC5VH
— Tigers in the Minors (@geauxMiLB) July 17, 2015
On the drawing board: New cartoons about standardized testing and Aaron Nola. One’s good, one’s bad. You pick.
— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) July 17, 2015
Aaron Nola the @Phillies top draft pick from last year will start on Tuesday. Remember that for FanDuel
— MLB Roundup (@MLB_Roundup) July 17, 2015
Aaron Nola debuting, JP Crawford tearing it up and Ruben Amaro Jr on his way out. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
— Bryn Swartz (@eaglescentral) July 17, 2015
Aaron Nola is trending in the US but baseball is dying yo
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) July 17, 2015
Congratulations to Aaron Nola for getting called up to play for the Philly’s!!! You make us all very proud!!! Go Bears
— CHS Athletics (@CHSBRAthletics) July 17, 2015
Breaking: to get comfortable in #Phillies rotation, Aaron Nola’s ERA will be re-set to 7.37
— Joe (@corrado_19) July 17, 2015
my reaction when Aaron Nola got called up just now pic.twitter.com/7rL4CdgURV
— kenny loggins (@LONG_DRIVE) July 17, 2015
Remember late May–less than 2 months ago–when Ruben Amaro Jr. ripped #Phillies fans who wanted Aaron Nola called up quickly? Good times.
— Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) July 17, 2015
As a former standout of Louisiana State University, Aaron’s last name Nola seems quite fitting.
What do you make of the move by the Phillies? Are they rushing a young star to the big leagues far too soon in order to keep up with the current trend of other teams?
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