Phillies' Ben Lively: Added to 40-man roster

Lively was added to the Phillies' 40-man roster Friday.

Analysis:

He was believed to be a candidate for a late-season promotion in 2016 but Lively never got the call, as it seems the Phillies were content with his workload (170.2 innings). The results were fantastic for Lively last season and he hardly missed a beat upon his promotion to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, although his strikeout rate did fall from 23.8 percent to 19.6 percent with the jump between levels.