We’re getting a little more insight now as to why the Phillies did not trade Jeremy Hellickson at the trade deadline last year.
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Phillies would have dealt the veteran right-hander to the Miami Marlins in exchange for first base prospect Josh Naylor if the Marlins hadn’t decided to re-work a trade with the San Diego Padres that involved some shady dealing by Padres general manager A.J. Preller.
Confused? Understandable. Here’s what went down, according to Rosenthal.
The Marlins and Padres completed a trade before last year’s trade deadline that sent Padres starters Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea and Tayron Guerrero to the Marlins in exchange for pitching prospect Luis Castillo, right-handed starter Jarred Cosart, reliever Carter Capps and first-base prospect Josh Naylor.