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The Phillies added a veteran arm to their starting rotation for 2017 on Monday afternoon.   It was none other than the Phillies' best starter in 2016: Jeremy Hellickson.  Hellickson chose to forego free agency and sign the one-year, $17...

The Phillies got a big bang for their buck on starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson last offseason, sending a lower-level prospect to the Arizona Diamondbacks.   Desperate for a veteran who could throw reliable innings, Hellickson gave the Phillies 189 of them...

When the Phillies traded for starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson last offseason, the plan was for Hellickson to be a veteran arm in the midst of a very young starting rotation.  While similarly-tabbed Charlie Morton fell to an injury early in the season, Hellickson was a stable rotation force among instability...