Phillies Acquire Hellickson from Diamondbacks

2016 Chachi New Additions #2

General Manager Matt Klentak made his first trade of his Phillies tenure yesterday, acquiring starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson from the Diamondbacks for minor league pitcher Sam McWilliams. Hellickson went 9-2 with a 4.62 ERA in 27 starts for Arizona last season, and he might be best remembered by Phillies fans as the pitcher who broke Maikel Franco's wrist with a fastball back on August 11th.

Hellickson was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 2011 after his fine first season with the Rays.  Hellickson's most recent baseball cards can be found in the 2015 Topps and Topps Heritage sets.

McWilliams, just 20 years old, pitched for the Gulf Coast League Phillies last season, and he hasn't appeared on any minor league baseball cards yet.

Moving On - 2015-2016 Offseason

• Chase d'Arnaud - inf (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Justin De Fratus - rhp (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Erik Kratz - c (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Sean O'Sullivan - rhp (10/9/15) - Elected free agency.
• Kevin Correia - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Adam Loewen - lhp (10/10/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11/7/15.
• Dustin McGowan - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Seth Rosin - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Brian Bogusevic (10/26/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Domonic Brown (10/26/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Chad Billingsley - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jeff Francoeur - of (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Aaron Harang - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jerome Williams - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Cliff Lee - lhp (11/2/15) - Team option declined and elected free agency.
• Jordan Danks - of (11/6/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Ethan Martin - rhp (11/6/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jonathan Pettibone - rhp (11/6/15) - Elected free agency.

New Additions - 2015-2016 Offseason

• Dan Otero - rhp (11/3/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
• Jeremy Hellickson - rhp (11/14/15) - Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Sam McWilliams.