No more waiting. No more rationalizing. No more wait and see.
In the wake of the demotion of Nick Pivetta to Lehigh Valley and the promotion of Jerad Eickhoff to the big league rotation once again, the Phillies are making one thing perfectly clear.
This baseball team is not messing around anymore.
Pivetta entered the 2019 season with monstrous expectations. Perhaps they were too high. Virtually everyone predicted a breakout season for the right-hander, but this season has been an unmitigated disaster. Despite picking up the victory in last night’s 14-3 victory over the Mets, Pivetta’s performance was a disappointment.