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Nola had moved onto the listing of the crew’s all-time prime 24 gamers, based on WAR. Specifically, Nola (29.6) had bumped Scott Rolen (29.2) to get there.

It was a great reminder of how traditionally properly Nola has carried out because the Phillies chosen him with the No. 7 general choose within the 2014 MLB Draft. Nola has three top-seven National League Cy Young Award finishes and one NL All-Star look over the previous 5 seasons. If the right-hander posts a 5.2 WAR this yr — he averaged 5.2 over his final 5 full seasons (i.e. excluding the 60-game 2020 marketing campaign) — he’ll transfer into 18th place on the all-time franchise listing at 34.8 WAR, simply behind Curt Schilling (36.3) and Dick Allen (35.3).

Rolen, Allen, Schilling … these are three gamers who sometime may have plaques within the Hall of Fame.

Nola may transfer into the highest 12 on the Phillies’ all-time WAR listing as early as 2024, however provided that he stays with the group. He will turn out to be a free agent after this season, until the Phillies signal their prized starter to a contract extension.

“Nothing’s really come up,” Nola mentioned Thursday on the Strike Out ALS occasion that he and his brother Austin hosted in Baton Rouge, La. “They picked up the option, so I’m just going to focus on this year. I think the biggest thing I’m excited about is that we have almost everybody back, with a few great additions. We had so much fun last year and we pretty much have the same group this year, which is awesome. That’s rare.”

Philadelphia picked up Nola’s $16 million membership choice simply two days after the World Series. It was a no brainer. Another no-brainer: It will price the crew much more to maintain him in a Phillies uniform past this yr.

Carlos Rodón signed a six-year, $162 million contract ($27 million AAV) with the Yankees in December; Chris Bassitt inked a three-year, $63 million deal ($21 million AAV) with the Blue Jays; Jameson Taillon agreed on a four-year, $68 million contract ($17 million AAV) with the Cubs.

Before the offseason, Joe Musgrove signed a five-year, $100 million extension ($20 million AAV) with the Padres, whereas Luis Castillo inked a five-year, $108 million extension ($21.6 million AAV) with the Mariners.

Nola is youthful than every of these pitchers. He has been higher than them, too.

The Phillies’ starter has thrown 871 2/3 innings over the previous 5 seasons, over 100 innings greater than the following pitcher’s whole (Castillo, 768 1/3 innings). Nola has a 23.9 WAR in that five-year span, which is healthier than Castillo (16.7), Rodón (12.1), Bassitt (12.0), Musgrove (10.2), Taillon (8.5) and Walker (4.7).

If he have been to hit the open market, Nola may blow previous Rodón’s profitable deal.

“If things come up, it would be great to say,” Nola mentioned. “But we haven’t really talked about anything. Nothing’s come up.”