In defense of Joe Girardi

Aug 11 2020 by The Good Phight

 
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

The decision to remove Aaron Nola was the correct one

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: the bullpen right now for the Phillies is bad. Very bad.

The #Phillies bullpen through 11 games has a 9.87 ERA (34 earned runs in 31 innings).

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) August 11, 2020

This statistic right there is reason enough to desire that the team’s ace, Aaron Nola, at 89 pitches be able to finish a game in which he was cruising. It’s...

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