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Phillies prepared if Hellickson stays — or goes
- Updated: July 30, 2016
ATLANTA — Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said he expects Jeremy Hellickson to pitch Saturday night against the Braves.
If not, he will figure out something else.
Hellickson remains the Phillies’ most likely candidate to be traded before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline. Contending teams need starting pitching, and Hellickson is 7-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 21 starts. He has allowed one earned run in 14 innings in his last two starts, and he has a 2.20 ERA in his last seven starts.
His past few starts have been heavily scouted.
“Everybody is anxious to find out,” Mackanin said Friday. “There’s a little bit of drama there.”
Hellickson is a free agent after the season, so if the Phillies can acquire a legitimate prospect for him, it makes sense to move him.
But ESPN.com reported earlier this week that the Phillies’ asking price is very high — they’re reportedly looking for an organization’s top-five prospect — because the Phillies feel they could make a qualifying offer to Hellickson if he is not traded.
The Phillies believe Hellickson would reject the one-year contract, which could be …
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