The least we can say is that pitcher Aaron Nola decided his future in the Manfred circuit more quickly than one might have expected.
And this, despite the fact that the main interested party was offered the moon by a few other MLB teams.
Indeed, in addition to the Atlanta Braves who made an initial offer of $162 million over six years before bidding with a final offer of a probably higher value, the Los Angeles Dodgers were also in the picture .
According to what we can learn, the Californian team would have opened hostilities with a proposal of 165 million dollars and the Dodgers were certainly ready to go further.
But it goes beyond the Braves and Dodgers, as the Philadelphia Phillies believe a few other teams were also involved in order to acquire Nola’s services. They say at least one other club offered more than the $172 million that representatives from the City of Brotherly Love put on the table.
Naturally, it’s not at all surprising that Nola has attracted such interest, given his status as one of the top free agents available on the free agent market this winter.
However, it is surprising to see how quickly the principal concerned rendered his verdict. It’s refreshing to see that loyalty still exists among some players.
If several organizations were at the heart of the Nola file, one of them remained faithful to its habits and was completely absent, the Boston Red Sox, according to what Alex Speier of the Boston Globe learned.
This makes sense, because even if the Red Stockings are interested in adding a top-tier starting pitcher, Jordan Montgomery and Yoshinobu Yamamoto would be the team’s preferred options ahead of Nola and Blake Snell.
