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
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.
I will bet that Robbin Roberts is truning in hi's grave over that much money for a pitcher, wow...— Mack1945- If the Phillies signs Cole to this offer, they have no choice but to go over the luxury tax to fill in other positions to stay competitive--which I don't have problems with. Whatta a mix feeling ey? Pay him or lose him, and that goes for Victorino too.
Hey Reuben, I just wanna say good luck, we're all counting on you.— Pepe LePew - "to stay competitive" ?
"to STAY competitive" ?!?
have you watched the Phillies at all this year?— ekw555 - Way over paid...he has never lived up to expectations. He should be as good as Carlton with his stuff...but he's not in the same league...not even close.— mbutley
Thie thing I am enjoying most about this signing is reading the comments of the Dodgers fans on baseball boards crying that they didn't get Hamels. They were so certain he was leaving for the Dodgers in the offseason. As the stinkin' Dodgers fans shead tears, I love it. Also, the national media was so certain Hamels wasn't resigning. So-called baseball experts. I laugh at them all.- Pls no more Brown talk,
On bench last 2 nights. Ryno demands hustle. Brownie doing his JTrot act frequently.— NewMick314 - What are you talking about? Brown is still coming off injury. He twisted his knee and is still wearing a brace. He's day-to-day, available in emergency situations. He will be back in Philly soon to pick up where he left off, hitting .296 with a .398 OBP in his last 20 starts as a Phillie. — jtj06
- For everyone bemoaning the Hamels signing and saying that his ERA is career over 3 etc. Look at CC's numbers. He's had 1 year with an ERA under 3 (2.70) and that was before he signed with the Yankees. These expectations that every year a guy has to be sub 3 ERA is just dumb. Hamels is an ace and I'd put him up against anyone in Game 1 of a playoff series. He's got the stuff and the mind to be close to CC in just about every phase.— dmr528
- Praise The Lord!!— Joseph DeSantis
- pending physical— dwilly
- I'd be willing to drive Polanco to Baltimore myself, but I'd be afraid he'd slam the door on his fingers or strain his lower back further getting in and out of the car..........— DelawareRiverRat
- Great, now go out and get an Outfielder, a Third Baseman and Bullpen help for next year!— younged
- All I can say is..
YES !!!
— Boto - keep pence, get rid of polly, utley ( or put him in the outfield),victorino, should not have brought rollins back either— Iknowyourider
- i'd love to hear the know-it-all talk-just-to-be-heard national sportswriters and conjecture-mongers stand up and say they were wrong now that he has indeed signed with the phillies. They all act like they knew...and they had not a clue...he was never leaving because he did not want to and the phillies would not let him! Seth Everett is an idiot...— roddieb
