The rumors of Cole Hamels' departure will not soon subside. The ace
lefthander cannot be traded until November. Whether or not to deal Hamels to
replenish a depleted pool of young talent will be the winter's most
significant dilemma.
Hamels has made his intent clear: He wants to remain in Philadelphia. But he
wants to win, and contention could take the Phillies years to recapture.
"For me the idea is to try to turn it around rather quickly," manager Ryne
Sandberg said. "You have to have starting pitching to do that and he'd be a
big piece."
That is why the Phillies will want an acquiring team to surrender three or
four top prospects and assume the $96 million owed to Hamels. They are in no
way motivated to trade the 30-year-old pitcher; Sandberg identified starting
pitching as the team's greatest need moving forward.
费城人希望找到一支能拿出3到4名顶级新秀 并吃下Hamels剩余96M薪资的球队