Daily News | Zach Eflin’s seamless transition to a reliever comes at the perfect time for the Phillies
STEVEN M. FALK / Staff PhotographerZach Eflin spent 78 days rehabbing a right knee bruise, and most of those nights, he’d lie awake in bed, envisioning himself in different situations. Eflin, 28, has spent the majority of his seven-year career with theas a starting pitcher, but as July turned to August, and August turned to September, he knew it would be more realistic for him to return as a reliever. So he started to take some mental steps to get there.
Which makes what he’s done for the Phillies all the more impressive. Eflin was activated on Sept. 12 and since then he has yet to allow an earned run in 5⅔ innings. Interim manger Rob Thomson has thrown him into all sorts of situations — the sixth inning, eighth inning, low leverage, high leverage — and in turn, Eflin has given the Phillies something they’ve desperately needed: strikes.
“It’s not always easy to come in and pitch to contact,” reliever David Robertson said of Eflin. “He’s got a very good sinker and very good command of his fastball. To be able to come in and throw strikes right out of the gate is impressive. It’s a nice weapon to have.”
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