On paper, Phils' starting rotation is better

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Jeremy Hellickson, Charlie Morton and Brett Oberholtzer might not be the kinds of pitchers that people write poems about, but their presence on the Phillies' 40-man roster is the biggest reason you might be surprised with how the club's record looks at the end of the season. We aren't talking about the playoffs, but there's a broad spectrum between that and the 63-win dreck you watched last year.

"I think we're going to surprise people with how many games we have a chance to win," pitching coach Bob McClure said last week as the Phillies wrapped up their eighth spring-training workout of the spring.

For all of the attention lavished upon the higher-ceiling players who have…