After a great start to 2016, Nola's campaign ended with two bad months and a season-ending injury, making him a difficult player to project for 2017.
The Philadelphia Phillies have one of the most intriguing pitching staffs in baseball heading into 2017.
Pitching coach Bob McClure has shown a track record of turning pitching staffs around, and he’s done an admirable job since joining the Phillies for the 2014 season, starting to work similar magic with the rebuilding franchise.
Last year, in the first half of 2016, the young staff blistered its way to an eighth-place ranking in team xFIP (3.