Aaron Nola. Who better to write “The Good, The Bad, and The Funny” about than a man who has clearly had his fair share of all three this year? Before we really get started, let me share this little tidbit.
Over the past five seasons, only four pitchers have qualified for the ERA title all five years while posting an ERA of 4.30 or lower: Max Scherzer, Zack Grienke, Gerrit Cole, and Aaron Nola.
Six other pitchers have done it in four of the past five seasons: Zack Wheeler, Luis Castillo, Jose Berrios, Lance Lynn, Jacob deGrom, and Yu Darvish.