Nola’s season done; Phils call up Herrmann

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola’s season is finished.

The Phillies announced on Wednesday they’ve placed Nola on the 60-day disabled list with an injured right elbow to make room on the 40-man roster for right-hander Frank Herrmann. The Phils promoted Herrmann from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace left-hander Elvis Araujo, who was optioned to the IronPigs.

“I’m pretty confident right now that everything is going to heal correctly, and by Spring Training, I should be good to go,” Nola said.

But Nola’s recovery is not entirely certain. Dr. James Andrews examined Nola on Monday in Alabama. The righty has a low-grade sprain of his UCL and a low-grade strain of his flexor pronator tendon.

“At this time nobody is talking about surgery,” Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said.

Nola also received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection on Monday, and he will not throw for four weeks to allow the PRP injection to work.

“We’ll ramp him back up at that point to see how he responds,” Klentak said.

If everything goes well, Nola is expected to be ready by Spring Training. If he does not respond then what is the next step?

“We haven’t gone down that road yet,” Klentak said. “Right now, nobody is suggesting that surgery is the way to go on this and we feel good about the fact that there’s a consensus among all the doctors that have …

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