With all the Cole Hamels' trade rumors swirling around the Phillies' organization, Aaron Nola showed the fans why they won't have to worry too much if they lose their lefty ace. Nola, in his MLB debut, showed incredible poise scattering five hits and only giving up one earned run in six innings pitched against the Tampa Bay Rays. His command, which is frequently the source to all of Nola's success, was spot on for most of the night as he struck out six Rays' hitters while allowing just one walk. 

His only blemish? A fastball to Rays' pitcher Nathan Karns who took him deep which unfortunately cost him the loss. 1-0. 

The 22 year-old Nola has shot his way through the Phillies' farm system in remarkable fashion, posting a 10-4 record and 2.39 ERA in 2015 between both Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. 

Tuesday night against Tampa Bay showed fans why scouts are so high on this young kid from Baton Rogue, LA.

The command on his fastball has always been one of his biggest strengths. It isn't a fastball that is going to blow hitters away, sitting roughly around 91-94 MPH, but because of his three-quarter arm motion it is a fastball that rarely ever sits flat. Then there is his curveball, or as some people call it his slider due to the fact you really never see it breaking like your ordinary snapper. This is just another one of Nola's pitches that he is able to spot for a strike no matter the count. 

Many believe his changeup is the weakest out of his three pitches but in his debut he showed confidence and the uncanny ability to throw that change in the dirt to get him out of some tough spots. Case and point: Nola faced Rays' OF Steven Souza in the 5th inning with runners on first and second and two out and he threw that changeup in the dirt to get Souza fishing on a 2-2 count. 

Nola doesn't have the explosive stuff to be the ace on the Phillies' pitching staff, but his plus command and poise does give Philadelphia fans a glimpse of the future and a breath of fresh air knowing the face of their rotation for years (Hamels) possibly won't be that a few weeks from now. 

Having barely a year of professional baseball under his belt Nola has catapulted himself into the MLB due to his command and ability to throw strikes on all three of his pitches. He's a pitcher, not a thrower, and that pitching could progress him into an extremely talented top of the rotation arm.