PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies always hoped to trade Jeremy Hellickson, Howie Kendrick and Pat Neshek before the end of July.
They traded them within a span of 48 hours this week, including separate deals Friday night involving Hellickson and Kendrick. The Phillies traded Hellickson and cash to Baltimore for outfielder Hyun Soo Kim, Double-A Bowie left-hander Garrett Cleavinger and international amateur signing bonus pool money. They shipped Kendrick and cash to Washington for Class A left-hander McKenzie Mills and more international signing bonus money.
The Phillies have acquired more than $1 million in international signing money in the past few weeks.