Philadelphia has an abundance of good young arms to develop due to the gutting of the team that won the World Series in 2008.

In the Phillies rotation, you have the young arms of Nick Pivetta, Ben Lively, Aaron Nola, and Jared Eickhoff.Zach Eflin started the season in the rotation and Jake Thompson started the last half of 2016 and pitched out of the bullpen this year.Now add to that list Tom Eshelman.Eshelman has become another shining nugget of talent that was a part of the Kenny Giles trade to Houston during the 2015 offseason. His first season was split between Clearwater (A+) and Reading (AA), and resulted in a combined record of 9-7 with a 4.14 ERA in 24 starts. One could hardly imagine the half-season he has put forth thus far this year.In five starts in Reading, the righty was 3-0 with a 3.10 ERA, and at Lehigh Valley he has been unbelievable. He started his Triple-A career with 14 straight shutout innings and pitched well enough to earn the International League pitcher of month for May. Going into today's start, he is 4-1 for the IronPigs. Since April 18, he is 7-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 10 games started.The reasons for his success can be attributed to the fact that he throws a lot of strikes and continues to do so with a lead. He has also added movement to his fastball. Phillies pitching coordinator Steve Shrenk showed Eshelman some grips to get his fastball to sink and he has taken to it."I fell in love with my sinker and I am able to throw that for strikes in the zone and out of the zone," Eshelmans said.This ability to locate a moving fastball has parlayed to a lot of frustration into opposing dugouts, especially when the IronPig hitters give him the lead. It is easy for pitchers, especially young arms, to get away from their success when they have the lead. Eshelman does not have a problem with that."Tom does an outstanding job continuing to pitch inside, executing his game plan and pound the zone," IronPIg manager Dusty Wathan said of how Eshelman pitches with the lead. "That can be an advantage as a pitcher, because on the other side they can get overly aggressive.""They tend to do that as they see I don't walk many. I try to get my fastball to move a little bit, to cut or sink to get that early out," Eshelman said.To add to his strengths, the 22-year-old also works quick on the mound. His ability to throw a lot of strikes in a rapid pace keeps hitters off balance."He's always ready to go. He's out on the mound quick between innings and gets the ball," Wathan said."It's something we encourage our guys to do and he really does a good job. The players love playing behind pitchers who work quick."Eshelman's focus in between innings is a big part of his success. After playing with some of the same players last season in Reading, he is accustomed to long innings where his teammates are scoring runs."I just put my head down, give high-fives, and try to stay away from my own self," Eshelman said. "I understand what I am trying to do by going over game plans in my head and worry about the next hitters I am facing."His most impressive game was his 118-pitch, complete-game shutout at Indianapolis on May 31. He gave up just five hits and struck out seven."It was a lot of fun to be a part of. It was close for a few innings, there was a good duel going on. It was good to get my first official nine-inning complete game," Eshelman said.Eshelman starts tonight for the IronPigs as they face Syracuse at Coca-Cola Park.Gomez TimeNo one benefited more from last week's trade of infielder Taylor Featherston to Tampa Bay than Hector Gomez.Despite the limited playing time, the third baseman somehow made the most of it despite early troubles at the plate."Earlier in the season when he was struggling, he was over-aggressive," Wathan said. "He has to pick and choose his time to get after it early in the count. He's had a better two-strike approach - going the other way and fighting some pitches off."During the last home stand, Gomez had some big games including game-winning hits. With more consistent playing time, he will have all the at-bats he needs to develop."It's a lot of credit to him to stay mentally prepared," Wathan said.