Rockies trade rumors: starting pitching edition

DENVER, CO - JUNE 16: Starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela #49 of the Colorado Rockies throws in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on June 16, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JUNE 16: Starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela #49 of the Colorado Rockies throws in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on June 16, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 9
Next
CHICAGO, IL – MAY 02: Jeremy Hellickson of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning on May 2, 2017 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – MAY 02: Jeremy Hellickson of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning on May 2, 2017 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) /

Jeremy Hellickson of the Philadelphia Phillies. You might remember him from his season spent with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015.

In 2017, with the Phillies, he has a 5-5 record with a 4.49 ERA in 18 starts and a 95 ERA+. Nothing to write home about this season but in 2016, he pitched well. He went 12-10 with a 3.71 ERA in 32 starts and 189 innings pitched with an ERA+ of 113.

He has never pitched at Coors Field before but in two of the most hitter friendly parks in the National League, he has faired well. In his home park of Citizens Bank Park, he’s 9-6 with a 3.64 ERA. His opponent’s have hit .238 off him and have a .291 on-base percentage against him in 25 career starts there. At Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, home of the Reds, he has done even better (albeit, in much less of a sample size). In two starts there, he’s 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in 11 innings. His opponent’s have a batting average of .231 and an on-base percentage of .262 in the stadium.

Hellickson is only signed through the rest of the season and is owed about $8 million for the rest of 2017. It wouldn’t take the Rockies much to take him off the Phillies hands for that reason. Plus, they aren’t going anywhere any time soon as they are 29-58 in the first half, a full 10.5 games behind all the other teams in the NL East.