Win–loss record 3–3 Name Jerad Eickhoff Earned run average 2.65 Role Baseball player | Strikeouts 49 Salary 122,021 USD (2015) WHIP 1.04 | |
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Jerad Joseph Eickhoff (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Eickhoff graduated from Mater Dei High School in Evansville, Indiana. Eickhoff played college baseball at Olney Central College. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 46th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and returned to Olney Central. In 2011, he was the Great Rivers Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year after going 10–4 with a 1.90 earned run average (ERA). Eickhoff was then drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 15th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft and signed.
Eickhoff signed with the Rangers and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Rangers. He also played for the Spokane Indians that year. In 2012, he pitched for the Hickory Crawdads. Eickhoff started 2013 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and was promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders during the season. He returned to Frisco in 2014.
On July 31, 2015, the Rangers traded Eickhoff, Nick Williams, Matt Harrison, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, and Jorge Alfaro to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman. He made his major league debut for the Phillies on August 21.
In 2016 (his first full season with the Phillies), Eickhoff was 11–14 with a 3.65 ERA.
