Tuesday marked a sort of holiday in the eyes of many Phillies fans. It was “Nola Day”, the big league debut of the team’s highly touted top pitching prospect Aaron Nola. He’s the guy that fans have been wanting to step out on the mound at Citizens Bank Park.
Despite the incessant clamoring from the fans, the organization stayed their course, asking him to remain in the minors for the first half of this season in order to refine a few things they believed he needed to work on in order to be a successful pitcher in the majors.