The Book on Jeremy Hellickson

Prospect Info

Jeremy Hellickson
Born 4/8/1987
RHP, TB

He was overshadowed by the more polished David Price in Tampa's minor league system, but the Rays' second best pitching prospect would be a clear number one in most organizations. A power righthander with three-pitch command from a deceptive 3/4 delivery, he has been a strikeout pitcher at all stops, most recently racking up 162 of them in 148 innings last year. A real sleeper in deep leagues, Hellickson is the sort of pitcher who can set a league on fire, especially his first time through. His workload last year is a bit of a worry, however, as it was more than double his previous best effort. If Tampa can show patience with Hellickson, he could be a top-flight pitcher, but the risk of a setback is high in a system famous for pushing its young arms very hard.

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Player Updates and Notes

Jeremy Hellickson won his third straight start, beating the Orioles 3-2 and polishing his MLB debut numbers up to a shiny 1.35 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 18:3 K:BB ratio in his first three games. He's still bound to be bumped out of the rotation, or even back to the minors, but after a tease like this, there will now be a much brighter spotlight on him for 2011.

8/15/2010 by KDaddy

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