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- Updated: July 26, 2016
MIAMI — Phillies general manager Matt Klentak will want to keep his cell phone charger nearby.
Klentak should be getting plenty of calls, texts and emails in the next few days about Phillies right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who pitched another gem on Monday night in a 4-0 victory over the Marlins at Marlins Park.
Hellickson, who is the Phillies’ player most likely to be traded before the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline, allowed just one hit and one walk and struck out one in six scoreless innings. He has permitted just one run in 14 innings in his last two starts, both of which came against the Marlins.
“He’s not going anywhere,” Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp bellowed afterward in the visitors’ clubhouse.
“I hope not,” Hellickson added.
But Hellickson might be pitching too well to stay. He has a 2.20 ERA in his last seven starts, and contending teams could use him.
“I feel really good,” Hellickson said. “I think the [All-Star] break really helped. I was feeling really good, feeling strong …
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