Eickhoff suffered a small fracture on his right thumb, but thinks he will be fine to start the season, Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Eickhoff had been previously slated to open the season in the rotation, but this could change things. It mostly depends on when Eickhoff can return to the mound in spring training, as the Phillies aren't likely to trot him out without at least a few tune-up starts. Whenever he does return, he'll be trying to show that his 51 innings of 2.65 ERA and 1.039 WHIP in 2015 were no fluke.