4. Aaron Nola – PHI
Ownership: 77 percent
This just in — the Philadelphia Phillies have a number of pitchers worth owning on fantasy baseball rosters. Sure, Vincent Velasquez got off to a white hot start and is still the arm most worth owning out of the rotation, but don’t sleep on Aaron Nola.
A former top prospect, Nola has made a rather seamless transition to the pros from the minors. In 2015 he went 6-2 with a 3.59 ERA across 13 starts. Since then, the 22-year-old right-hander has upped his K/9 from 7.9 to 9.9 this season, while posting a 2.93 ERA and an even nicer looking 2.38 FIP.
Nola has a big time arm and his strikeout levels should rise more as he continues to perfect his craft. He has four plus-pitches, including a fastball that touches 95 mph on the radar gun. If Nola has been scooped up in your league, try grabbing his teammate Jerad Eickhoff (44 percent owned). His ceiling isn’t as high as Nola’s is, but he has recorded four QS in six attempts and has a tidy K/9 of 8.4
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