Fansided · Aug 10, 2016
Phillies Pheatured Player: Jeremy Hellickson
When the Phillies acquired Jeremy Hellickson and Charlie Morton last offseason, the goal was for one or both of them to be successful enough so that the team could flip him at the trade deadline for a decent haul of prospects. They had tried this in previous years with Aaron Harang, Jerome Williams, Chad Billingsley, and A.J. Burnett.
While Morton is now on the 60-day disabled list with a torn hamstring, Hellickson has been having the best season of his career. He has better numbers across the board than his Rookie-of-the-Year campaign in 2011 with the Rays. Hellickson has been worth 1.9 fWAR so far this year, the best of his career.