Lively was promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday, CSN Philadelphia's Jim Salisbury reports.
Mark Appel was placed on the disabled list with a shoulder strain, which opened the door for a well-deserved promotion for Lively. He'll slot into the Iron Pigs' rotation after posting a 1.87 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 49:15 K:BB in 53 innings at Double-A this year. He actually had over 250 innings under his belt at Double-A dating back to his days in the Reds' organization, so this promotion was a long time coming.