F/F SPOTLIGHT: Jeremy Hellickson

Jeremy Hellickson (RHP, PHI) is a former top-tier prospect who has, for the most part, struggled to deliver on that prospect pedigree in five-plus years at the big-league level. Now pitching for Philadelphia, Hellickson is showing some skills development in this, his age-29 season. This week, we put Hellickson under our Spotlight, seeking to identify the drivers of this newfound success and assess whether they can lead to better results.

Expectations

Before we dive into what Hellickson has become, let's revisit what we thought we were getting in the first place. As mentioned, he was a former top prospect: specifically, at the time of his initial callup to Tampa in 2010, our BaseballHQ.com prospect team rated him a 9B prospect. In the...

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