TORONTO - The first in the next wave of Phillies prospects stepped onto the turf at Rogers Centre for a television interview Monday afternoon, and some of his new teammates watched. A few heckled Zach Eflin, who will start Tuesday. Some of them reminisced about their own big-league debuts. Another bear-hugged the 6-foot-6 righthander.
Eflin is not the most hyped of the formidable minor-league talent the Phillies have assembled, but he arrived to the majors first. The 22-year-old pitcher saw significance in that.
"Obviously we want to win at whatever level we're at and I'm looking forward to coming up here and doing everything I can to win," Eflin said.