Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Tuesday he doesn't believe pitcher Cole Hamels will be traded before the season begins.
"I think Cole Hamels is going to be in our uniform, frankly," Amaro said. "I don’t really foresee him being moved. It is possible because we’re literally keeping our minds and eyes and ears open on every player that we have on our roster."
Hamels went 9-9 in 2014, posting a 2.46 ERA with 198 strikeouts in 204 2/3 innings.
"In fact, the ownership group I think would rather keep him than not," Amaro continued. "But we have to be good listeners and I think we owe it to the franchise and the organization to listen on possible opportunities, and there have been some clubs that have been aggressive. Not aggressive enough, obviously, because we haven’t done anything."