Nola had suffered what the team described as "low-grade" damage to his right elbow in the ulnar collateral ligament. He strained the flexor tendon in his right forearm. James Andrews, the renowned orthopedist, recommended last August a conservative approach to treating Nola's injury. At the time of the diagnosis, Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said, there was no discussion about potential surgery. Nola received a platelet-rich plasma injection.