Orioles Get: Jeremy Hellickson (6-5, 4.73 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 65/30 K/BB, Age 30)
Phillies Get: Hyun Soo Kim (1 HR, 10 RBI, .232 AVG, 0 SB, 60 wRC+, Age 29)
Garrett Cleavinger (2-4, 6.28 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 3 SV, 42/23 K/BB at AA, Age 23)
International signing bonus money
The Orioles rotation has been downright awful this season, and it's a big part of the reason they are 48-54. Chris Tillman (7.65 ERA, 1.98 WHIP), Kevin Gausman (5.79 ERA, 1.72 WHIP), Ubaldo Jimenez (6.93 ERA, 1.56 WHIP), Wade Miley (5.69 ERA, 1.79 WHIP) have all disappointed mightily, with only Dylan Bundy (4.53 ERA, 1.27 WHIP) looking even remotely adequate among Orioles starting pitchers. The Orioles' starters' ERA is a collective 5.90, the worst in the AL by a huge margin over the second-worst White Sox (5.03). Even if the Orioles don't end up contending this year, they need something to at least make the games bearable for fans who don't like Coors Field-type slugfests. This is where Jeremy Hellickson comes in. Hellickson had a big bounce back year for the Phillies in 2016 (12-10, 3.71 ERA, 1.15 WHIP), and while he hasn't been quite as good in 2017 (4.73 ERA, 1.26 WHIP), he's still a quality arm that can eat up innings and spare O's fans once every five days. If Baltimore flips a switch and makes a run at the AL East title, Hellickson could be even more helpful. Be weary though; Hellickson's 5.50 FIP doesn't help his case, and Camden Yards is just as much of a hitters' park as Citizens Bank Park. For his career, Hellickson is 67-63 with a 3.98 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 194 games (187 starts) since 2010. He'll be a free agent after the season.
The Phillies brought in an outfield in Hyun Soo Kim, which is convenient because they just traded away Howie Kendrick (though Kendrick bats right handed and Kim left handed). Kim had a great rookie season as a platoon bat last year, slashing .302/.382/.420 (.321/.393/.446 against right handed pitching), but has regressed this year, slashing just .232/.305/.288 over 56 games. Kim is only useful against right handed pitching, as he holds a career .038/.194/.038 slash line in 31 plate appearances against left handers. For his career, Kim has seven home runs to go along with a .281 batting average (and a solid .359 on-base percentage) over 151 games. He has exactly one career hit against left handed pitching and will be a free agent after the season. The more important player, in a long term context, coming to Baltimore is minor league reliever Garrett Cleavinger. Cleavinger was a third round pick out of Oregon in 2015, reaching AA Bowie in 2017. The results haven't been pretty in the Eastern League, as he has a 6.28 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP over 27 appearances, but he has also struck out 42 batters in 38.2 innings. If he can clean up his command, Cleavinger could be a solid middle-reliever for the Phillies in the near future. He throws left handed, so that's always a plus.
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