3.34
Though it’s been awhile since the days of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels in Philadelphia, the Phillies look like they are assembling themselves a pretty nice rotation for the future.
The group of starter’s ERA on the season is 3.34, ranking them 9th in the league and 5th in the NL. Vincent Velasquez (2-1, 0.93) and Jerad Eickhoff (1-2, 1.89) have been revelations for the club, while despite a couple rough outings each, even Jeremy Hellickson (1-1, 5.21) and Aaron Nola (1-2, 4.50) have consistently shown flashes of being very capable arms.
Add Charlie Morton (1-1, 3.86) to the mix for a veteran presence and the collective age of the rotation is only 26.6 years of age. Hellickson and Morton are free agents after this season, while Velasquez, Nola and Eickhoff are locked up through the 2021 season. That in itself looks to be a very strong trio moving forward and is largely the reason Philadelphia is hovering around .500 right now at 8-9.
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