KANSAS CITY — In Aaron Nola, the Phillies have one of the top young starters in baseball, a pitcher who can potentially do something special every time he takes the mound.
In Jake Arrieta, the Phils have a proven veteran who, despite no longer being at his Cy Young peak, will more often than not give the club a chance to win when he starts.
Much of this team’s success coming into the season was going to be dependent on how the rest of the starting rotation came together.
In the vein, how about the performances delivered by Jerad Eickhoff and Zach Eflin recently?
Three days ago in St. Louis, Eickhoff ran his recent string of success to 20 innings of one-run ball as pitched eight shutout innings in a win over the Cardinals.
And just when you thought it was going to be difficult to top that performance, Eflin does what he did Saturday night.
The 25-year-old right-hander was absolutely brilliant in pitching the second shutout of his career, a 7-0 victory over the Kansas…
