By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Philadelphia Phillies did some roster shuffling before their game on Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park. The team sent Taylor Featherston to Triple-A and recalled Emmanuel Burriss. Meanwhile, rookie right-hander Zach Eflin had surgery on his right knee and may need left knee surgery as well.
PHI moved Zach Eflin to 60-day DL, optioned Taylor Featherston to Lehigh Valley, and selected the contract of Emmanuel Burriss from LV.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) August 19, 2016
Zach Eflin had right knee surgery today. Expectation is he'll need left knee surgery, too. Phillies say he could be ready by spring.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) August 19, 2016
Featherston heads back to Lehigh Valley after appearing in 19 games for the Phillies, hitting .115 (3-for-26) with a double, RBI and 11 strikeouts. He's hitting .264 in Triple-A this season.
Emmanuel Burriss returns to the Phillies after being sent to Triple-A in early June. As a utility infielder & outfielder off the bench, Burriss hit just .121 (4-for-33) in 27 games with the Phils this season. With the Ironpigs in Lehigh Valley, he's hitting .263 with six doubles, a triple, 13 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He's hitting .216 over his last 10 games.
Zach Eflin had successful surgery on his right knee after being placed on the disabled list with patellar tendinopathy on August 6th. Eflin, 22, made his big league debut on June 14 in Toronto and struggled, but posted a 2.08 ERA over his next seven starts, which included two complete games. Acquired in the trade that sent Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers at the end of 2014, Eflin had a trio of rough outings before going on the DL, allowing 20 runs in his last 13 innings of work. In that time, his ERA jumped from 3.40 to 5.54.
