Baseball Phillies Want Top Five Prospect For Jeremy Hellickson by Matthew Burks July 28, 2016 Jeremy Hellickson (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) The Philadelphia Phillies have, once again, found themselves in a good position as sellers before the trade deadline. Their biggest trade chip, Jeremy Hellickson, has had quite the resurgence this season and has been really dialed in as of late. Timing might be the most important thing when it comes to trade talks. Last season, Cole Hamels seemed to be struggling in many of his outings, but days before the trade deadline pitched his magnificent no-hitter and all was forgiven and forgotten. Had he not thrown that stellar performance at the brink of the deadline, the Phillies would not have been able to get the return that they did in the trade that sent him to the Texas Rangers. Hellickson will obviously not command the type of return that Hamels did, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is arguably the best pitcher on the trade block right now. The Phillies are well aware of what the market has to offer, which is evident of their asking price for the 29-year-old. It’s been reported by various sources around the league that the Phillies want a top five prospect from the team that they deal Hellickson to. This may seem a little rich, but the Phillies have also gone on record saying that they don’t feel that trading Hellickson is a must; meaning if a trade does not happen the Phillies won’t feel disappointed. A top five prospect could be a day and night difference depending on which team the prospect is traded by. For example, getting a top five prospect from a team like the Red Sox with a loaded farm system would be much more valuable than getting one from the Angels with a bottom ten farm system. With this being in mind it shows that the Phillies will be negotiable with teams when discussing Hellickson. It also shows, however, that the Phillies won’t settle in attempts to make sure he is traded by the deadline. This being the case, it’s likely that Hellickson might not be traded until a last minute offer occurs. Hellickson has proven himself to be a durable workhorse in the middle of this Phillies rotation so if the Phillies decide not to trade him; it’s still a good move. One thing is for sure, whatever happens, the Phillies front office is going to be very busy the next couple of days. Post Views: 1,201 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Matthew Burks Matt is a Staff Writer for DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Matthew Burks (see all) Should Philadelphia Phillies fans be excited about Sixto Sanchez? - July 14, 2017 Phillies prospect Nick Williams seems to finally be heating up - June 12, 2017 Why Philadelphia Phillies fans should be excited about Scott Kingery - May 26, 2017 Aaron Altherr off to a hot start for Phillies - May 9, 2017 Related TopicsJeremy HellicksonMLBmlb trade deadlinePhiladelphia Phillies Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... New York Mets: Would you like fries with your Cespedes? Somerset Patriots Add LHP Jeremy Bleich