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Phillies Starter Aaron Nola Finishes Fourth in NL Cy Young Voting

The Philadelphia Phillies landed just one pitcher, Aaron Nola, in the top-five of the National League Cy Young Voting.

Kade Kistner

Phillies Starter Aaron Nola Finishes Fourth in NL Cy Young Voting
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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola placed fourth in National League Cy Young voting. He was the lone Phillies pitcher to be placed in the top five despite Zack Wheeler also being on the roster. 

Nola compiled a 3.25 ERA, 2.58 FIP with a 0.961 WHIP over 205.0 innings pitched during the 2022 MLB regular season. It was one of the better seasons Nola has put together since his arrival to the Major Leagues in July of 2015.

It is also the second time Nola has placed in the top five of Cy Young voting. The first time was in 2018 when he finished in third. 

Nola garnered five second-place votes and six third-place votes for his performance this past season. 

Disappointingly, Wheeler did not appear in the top five of voting after having a stellar season in which he pitched 153.0 innings to the tune of a 2.82 ERA with a 1.039 WHIP. His innings total likely played a large factor in his ballot placement.

Luckily for the Phillies, both starters will be returning to head the top of the rotation for the 2023 MLB season and will have their shot at putting together further Cy Young-worthy campaigns.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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