Daily News | Longtime Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin agrees to join the Tampa Bay Rays
Eflin, among the youngest starting pitchers in a free-agent market that’s still only simmering, has agreed to a three-year, $40 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, a source confirmed Thursday night. The deal was not announced because it is pending a physical.It marks a homecoming for Eflin, who grew up and still resides in central Florida, near Orlando.
Eflin went on the injured list in June with a bruise that caused pain around the kneecap, the latest in a spate of knee injuries that limited him to a total of 31 starts in the last two years. When he returned in the middle of September, there wasn’t time to recondition his arm for starting. He made seven relief appearances and gave up one run in 7⅔ innings for a 1.17 ERA.
But there was a trace of detachment in Eflin’s voice after Game 6 of the World Series, as though the Phillies’ second-longest-tenured player after Aaron Nola knew that he’d be leaving. “You’re almost glad that they treat you the way they do during the regular season and throughout the past years. It makes it so worth it when you finally get there. They’re literally the fuel to the fire. They inspire you so much while you’re out there. It’s a freakin’ dream, man.”first major trade of their rebuilding process
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