When I first received this assignment to write about Jeremy Hellickson’s 2017 season with the Orioles, I was tempted to submit the headline, “Hellickson’s contributions as an Oriole,” along with a blank page of copy. That would about sum it up, but instead I chose to share a few observations to show just how bad Hellickson played while wearing the black and orange.
Of course we all know that the right-handed pitcher came to Baltimore in a trade with the Phillies just before the July 31 deadine. This was a time when fans were waiting to see if the Birds would be buyers or sellers with two months left in the season and the team just a few games back of the second wild card.