Source: Phillies, Aaron Nola agree to seven-year, $172 million contract

Aaron Nola has agreed to a seven-year, $172 million contract with the Phillies, The Inquirer confirmed on Sunday. According to a source, Nola turned down more money from other offers to stay in Philadelphia. The deal is pending a physical.

Nola, 30, was in the midst of his first offseason as a free agent. He and his agent, Joe Longo of Paragon Sports, attempted to come to an agreement on an extension with the Phillies in spring training but weren’t able to get a deal done. They tabled contract talks until the offseason.

President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said a few weeks ago that signing Nola would be the team’s top priority.

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Nola was drafted by the Phillies in 2014 out of LSU. He has spent 10 season in the organization, nine of those in the majors. He posted a 3.72 ERA over those nine big league seasons, with 1,582 strikeouts over 1,422 innings.