Reports: Phillies get six-year, $144 million deal done with pitcher Cole Hamels
The Phillies and pitcher Cole Hamels have reached agreement on the second-richest contract ever given to a starter, according to multiple reports.
Reports: Phillies get six-year, $144 million deal done with pitcher Cole Hamels
Jonathan Tannenwald, Sports Producer
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Cole Hamels has reportedly reached agreement on a six-year deal with the Phillies. (Jim Mone/AP)
The Phillies and pitcher Cole Hamels have reached agreement on the second-richest contract ever given to a starter, according to multiple reports.
The deal is a six-year pact worth $144 million, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.
The contract would be second only to the seven-year, $161 million contract that the New York Yankees gave to CC Sabathia in 2008.
FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal was first to report the contract agreement late Tuesday night.
The deal ends rampant trade speculation that has surrounded Hamels in recent weeks as the Phillies have faded in the National League playoff race.
The team is expected to hold a press conference later today to officially announce the agreement with Hamels.
Comments (45)
It's about time!— T-Money- glad the Phillies used common sense and did not trade the best arm in the national league. — DarkFriar
- Hunter Pence with his $13 million is outta here (in my Harry Kalas voice).
Ride or die with Domonic Brown for the rest of the season.
Orioles want Polanco...I'm willing to drive him to Baltimore myself (gas and tolls on me).— EmanuelP - This report simply cannot be true because I have read hundreds and hundreds of posts on this site over the last few years that were ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that Hamels was gone, that he wanted to go to LA or San Diego, that he wanted out of this sinking ship. I mean, there was ZERO DOUBT from so many for so long. How could they all possibly be that wrong? ...Well, at least they are all now carefully re-evaluating their reasoning and thought processes and we will surely never see such absolutely certain, totally unsupported, entirely erroneous statements here ever again. What a relief!— PhilaLogic
- I will own up to be one. However, you can also look up that I said 6 or 7 years around $140M would keep him.
Hamels is on record as to saying he wanted to test FA'y. Hamels is on record saying he found the LA SoCal option to be appealing. Hamels is on record as to saying money north of Cain was the only way he would stay.
Well, that's about where we are.
Hardly unsupported. What a relief.— 24sDad - you are awesome - can i get real-time updates and quotes from you... — roddieb
- no;gas,tolls AND dinner on me...polanco breaks down yet again,and if some other team wants him,then by God they shall have him...goodbye and good riddance polly..— jabac
- Now, time to get a young outfielder and shortstop/ third baseman. Pence and Victorino are goners. If we can trade for a set up man fine, too! Right now, Howard, Hamels, Ruiz, and Papelbon will have to lead the way. Lee must regain his form and Brown will now be given his chance. Perhaps Blanton could also fetch a decent prospect.— GOLDY2007
Comment removed.- Most of these make sense, but why dump Halladay and why keep Bastardo? — bergey66
- WOO HOO!— Reality Speaks
- hey i'm sorry, i think cole hamels is a quality pitcher, but not worth this kind of money. the whole warm and fuzzy homegrown thing aside, are his numbers shutdown? aside from 2008, has this guy been roy halliday on a consistant basis. no. awful 2009, good but not great 2010 and 11. and after a solid start this year, it's been up and down to this point. i consider hamels a 1 on a so so team, a two on a great team. not worth sabathia numbers. but that said i know you have to overpay to keep him.— deatheater
- and now i've checked some stats, hamels has had one year with an era under under 3. he is over 3 runs per game this season also. so again i don't understand why the lofty numbers talk with this guy. like he is in line for a cy young. all of the leaders in era this season are under 3. with the leader being at 2.11. hamels 3.23. i don't get it.— deatheater
- The deal is not done.— road515
5am this morning, espn says Phils deny Hamels is resigned.
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