The Phillies made a pair of starting pitching signings in January, hoping to buy low and sell higher the way they did with Roberto Hernandez in 2014. Aaron Harang was coming off of a solid season with the Braves, but at 36-going-on-37, he only cost the Phillies $5 million on a one-year deal. Chad Billingsley was on his way back from right elbow surgery, so he signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract which included performance incentives.
Unfortunately, neither deal panned out. Billingsley has been unable to stay healthy, making only seven starts with a 5.