Jerad Eickhoff’s rehab program has been put on hold after he felt a sensation in his fingertips on Sunday during the end of his start at triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The Phillies starter is working his way back from a back muscle injury he suffered near the end of spring training. The sensation he felt Sunday — which Gabe Kapler said was a “twinge” in Eickhoff’s right index and middle fingers — is similar to the feeling the pitcher had last September when the Phillies shut him down with nerve irritation.
“We’re going to do little reading and reacting before we decide what the next steps are,” Kapler said.