The Phillies are going to be one team heavily mentioned in trade rumors in July, particularly players like closer Jonathan Papelbon and starting pitcher Cliff Lee. However, it doesn't appear you will hear Cole Hamels' name come up very often, according to FOX Sports.
"We’re not going to be in a five-year plan, be really bad for five years. I don’t believe we’re in the market to do that, and where we have to do that," general manager Ruben Amaro said. "Guys like Cole, Chase (Utley) and some of the others can help make the transition faster. Having them be part of the transition would probably be more beneficial to us unless we can get two, three or four pieces that we know can be part of our core going forward.
"In this day and age, how many teams have that? Very few. And how many teams are going to give that up?"