Aaron Nola understands his employer's caution. He missed the final two months of last season with an elbow injury. The Phillies are invested in his future. So a sore back, which could force a pitcher to alter his mechanics and place strain on other parts of his body, was enough for the team to put him on the disabled list rather than let him pitch Wednesday night.
"I feel like I definitely could have started," Nola said. "I understand. I definitely don't want it to lead to an arm thing again. I definitely don't want that to happen.