LSU right-hander and No. 7 overall draft pick Aaron Nola has agreed to a contract with the Phillies, the team announced.
Nola has a chance to be one of the first--and perhaps the first--player from the draft class to reach the majors because he’s a polished college starter with excellent control and incredible overall numbers against good competition.
He was considered a consensus top-10 talent in the draft class after going 11-1 with a 1.47 ERA and 134/27 K/BB ratio in 116 innings for LSU this season. He was also 12-1 with a 1.57 ERA and 122/18 K/BB ratio in 126 innings last season.
Those are about as good as numbers can get in major conference college baseball and Nola is hardly a soft-tossing control artist with poor raw stuff. He can reach the mid-90s with his fastball and has a chance to be a top-of-the-rotation starter.
