The Phillies just sent Zach Eflin, one of the biggest surprises and the owner of an 8-4 record and a 3.57 ERA, to the minor leagues while Scott Kingery, one of the biggest disappointments and owner of the third worst OPS (.588) of all qualified MLB players, remains on the big club. It's a move that will cost Eflin roughly $17,000.
Harsh, right?
Eflin's agent sure thinks so.
“Today was an understandingly extremely tough day for Zach,” Tom O’Connell, his agent, said in a statement to The Athletic. “While this transaction on the surface seems purely administrative, it caught us by surprise and is tremendously disappointing.