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Report: Cole Hamels updating no-trade list, could hit trade block

Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels. (Don Boomer/AP)
Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels. (Don Boomer/AP)Read more

Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels is currently updating his 20-team no-trade list, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.

Hamels is one of the few, and probably the only, valuable trade piece the Phillies have and has multiple teams interested in his services.

According to Heyman, the Red Sox and the Cubs are two major-market teams that have expressed interest in Hamels. The Cubs claimed Hamels on revocable waivers during the season.

From the report:

Hamels himself has been told by the Phillies that they would love to keep him but also that it's possible their situation could cause them to have to reconsider that. While the Phillies obviously would prefer to hold onto Hamels, one competing executive put it this way: "That's their only [valuable] trading chip."

As of right now, the teams that Hamels can be traded to without his consent are the Dodgers, Angels, Padres, Cardinals, Nationals, Braves, Yankees, Red Sox and Rangers. That list could change once Hamels turns in his updated list. He has until Nov. 1 to turn it in.

For Heyman's full report, click HERE.