How Good Will Aaron Nola Be?

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or is he like a Brian wilson who exploded in the pros

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I guess not considering he has already exploded.

We call him little cy young.

P.s. your thread will get the anchor with that title.

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I see his MLB career being a little bit similar to Sandy Koufax, although I think Nola's peak years will be a little better, and I also see his career being a little similar to Nolan Ryan's, although I don't think Nola's power game will dissipate as quickly with age as Ryan's did.

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Always gotta have the tool that thinks he is cool.

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although I don't think Nola's power game will dissipate as quickly with age as Ryan's did.

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I will play along....


This statement is incorrect. NObody will ever have the power game Nolan Ryan had at the age in which he had it. That dude was still a beast well into his 40's as far as his power game goes.

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NObody will ever have the power game Nolan Ryan had at the age in which he had it.

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except Aaron Nola

sorry bout that chicken.

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I see his MLB career being a little bit similar to Sandy Koufax

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Come to think of it I've never seen Nola pitch on Yom Kippur.

You seem angry.

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tigerbait1.6

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Didn't mean to rag on you too hard, but it's just funny to ask the question you did because the obvious answer is "nobody has any idea."

There are pitchers like Ogea & McDonald that are as good as advertised in their MLB career.

Then there are pitchers who were great early in their college careers, but who for whatever reason (and very often the reason is unfortunate shoulder or elbow injuries), their pro career never takes off. Think Gregg Patterson, Brett Laxton, Lane Mestepey, etc.

Then there are pitchers who people underestimated during their time at LSU, and said, "well he's very crafty in college, but doesn't have enough talent to make it big in the pros," and every now and again those guys will find a way to be crafty in the pros too. For example, I don't think anybody thought that Byrd & Springer would stick around for as long as they did.

Then there are the pitchers where people underestimated their talent while at LSU (like Brian Wilson), and then, boom!, they take off.

Nobody really even knows how good Ranaudo or Gausman will be in the pros. It's just an open question. There's no way to know.

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All the crazy amount of stale one-liners that get repeated on here on the regular, and you choose to get mad and say that post above is what makes the Rant a "cesspool"? GTFO.

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No, that wasn't what I was referring to. I was referring to your buddy that came running to your defense like a mother hen. The first post you made was pretty tool. You actually came back and answered the question with a legit response.

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Good God, chill out.

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GTFO.

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What a sensitive little girl.