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Phillies Activate Jerad Eickhoff, Designate Ben Lively

By Connor Byrne | September 3, 2018 at 10:33am CDT

The Phillies have activated right-hander Jerad Eickhoff from the 60-day disabled list and designated fellow righty Ben Lively for assignment, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com tweets.

Eickhoff’s finally in line to pitch after going down in mid-March with a lat strain, an injury that was only supposed to shelve him for six to eight weeks. The 28-year-old ended up missing nearly six months, though, as he suffered multiple setbacks during his recovery and was even checked for thoracic outlet syndrome along the way. Fortunately, Eickhoff dodged that injury – often a catastrophic one for pitchers. He also pitched well in the minors during the rehab process, including at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he logged a 2.90 ERA with 6.7 K/9 and 3.8 BB/9 in 18 2/3 innings.

Prior to what has essentially been a lost 2018 for Eickhoff, he held his own at times with the Phillies from 2015-17, combining for a 3.87 ERA/4.10 FIP with 7.99 K/9 and 2.58 BB/9 over 376 1/3 frames. Eickhoff started in all 65 appearances during that span, but he may work as a reliever upon his return. The Phillies’ rotation has been among the majors’ best, after all, as Aaron Nola, Jake Arrieta, Zach Eflin, Vince Velazquez and Nick Pivetta have each done respectable to exemplary work over 20-plus starts apiece.

Lively, a Phillie since they acquired him from the Reds for outfielder Marlon Byrd in a 2014 trade, may be on his way to his third organization. The 26-year-old cracked the Phillies’ season-opening rotation and struggled across five starts before succumbing to a back injury, as he posted a 6.85 ERA/5.14 FIP and a 27.5 percent groundball rate over 23 2/3 innings. But Lively did log a solid strikeout rate (8.37 per nine), and he’s only a year removed from providing a passable 4.26 ERA/4.97 FIP in 15 starts and 88 2/3 innings with the Phillies. Plus, Lively has excelled at the Triple-A level this season, with a 2.42 ERA/3.21 FIP and 8.13 K/9 against 2.6 BB/9 in 52 frames.

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  1. jdgoat

    7 years ago

    Wow that’s a lot of potential to be just giving away. I’m certainly not writing Lively off after just 20 major league games.

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    • nmendoza7

      7 years ago

      same with Leiter sadly

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  2. Pax vobiscum

    7 years ago

    They really need to hold on to all the pitching they can.

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  3. Houston We Have A Solution

    7 years ago

    Someones claiming lively. Orioles for sure.

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    • dhud

      7 years ago

      So nobody in the NL is claiming him then? For sure?

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  4. Phillies2017

    7 years ago

    Wow, not a fan of dumping lively.
    Florimon, Walding, Davis and possibly Anderson all less valuable than Lively imo

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    • Johhos

      7 years ago

      Walding I thought would be next instead of Lively. Frankly, surprised they didn’t try to 60 day DL him. Anderson is pitching fairly well at AAA but he may very well be the next pitcher to go.
      This team needs a compression trade in the offseason to relieve some of the logjam .

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  5. pinstripes17

    7 years ago

    Someone should definitely claim Lively, too much talent to give up on.

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  6. halfbakedmcbride

    7 years ago

    Lively is a tantalizingly talented pitcher…but he just looks like a AAAA pitcher. Same with Leiter Jr….Phils are in a different place now and players like that won’t always have a spot.

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  7. stymeedone

    7 years ago

    I don’t see a claim. I see a trade, likely for someone that doesn’t require a roster spot. It would be nice to see Detroit add him.

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  8. Lovetron

    7 years ago

    A’s could use him… or any other SP with a heartbeat. I’d take Lively over Aaron Brooks for sure

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