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Jeremy Hellickson
It seems mind-boggling that this time last year Hellickson was heading into the season with a $17.2 million qualifying offer that he accepted from the Philadelphia Phillies. After an ERA of 5.43 in Philadelphia and Baltimore last year, Hellickson likely will be looking at another one-year deal, and this time at a fraction of his 2017 salary. He’s a Boras Corp., client and so it will be interesting to see how this one shakes out. He’s had very little buzz around him, but Hellickson is 30 and has a career 4.12 ERA. He’ll land somewhere, too, with the best guess being somewhere away from the AL East. The Orioles have shown no interest in retaining him.
