What may be holding the trade market for Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels this season is the free agent market for next season, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. At this point, David Price, Johnny Cueto, Jordan Zimmerman, Jeff Samardzija, Doug Fister, Ian Kennedy and Wei-Yin Chen are all slated to become free agents at the end of the season.
Hamels is off to a rough start, surrendering 10 runs through his first 18 innings pitched. He is 0-2 with a 1.16 WHIP and an 18:9 K:BB ratio through three starts.