Philadelphia Phillies storyline: Trading Hamels?

Cole Hamels is a touchy subject for most Philadelphia Phillies fans. Keep and re-sign him or barter for tomorrow? Which camp are you in?

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CAP-SIZE HINDSIGHT: 9-2 Triumph

TYPE	PLAYER	REASON
The Crystal Champagne Toast	Cliff Lee	Four-Star Performance
The Penthouse	Cliff Lee Jimmy Rollins	Worked Out Of A Runner-At-3rd One-Out Jam In The 2nd Fired 7 3-Hit Innings An RBI Single To Tie The Score At 1 In The 8th
The Kangaroo Courthouse	Ty Wigginton	Thrown Out Rounding 3rd To End The 2nd
The Whitehouse	Cliff Lee	Reached his 200th K In The 5th

( The After will follow tonight’s outing by King Cole.)

Chooch Delivers The Game-Winning Blow In The 7th

NITECAP INSIGHT

The Before:

The rumor mill is cranked up to include many possible landing spots for the young ace. This is accomplished by writers who base their commentary on the slightest hint of a possibility. One report said that the O’s, Blue Jays and Dodgers had scouted him, while 10 other organizations should have interest. The Tigers, Red Sox, Halos and Rangers have also been mentioned. That said, the Yankees aren’t among them, because they are lowering their bloated payroll to get under the threshold of the competitive-balance tax for 2014. Los Angeles (AL), Boston and Detroit will probably also have issues with keeping him past this summer.

[Why the Detroit Tigers should not trade for Cole Hamels]

Ty Wigginton Scores In The 8th

One example would be the Tigers who spent big bucks on Prince Fielder only to find themselves under .500 by 2 games. They will either pony up an exorbitant price in prospects for a two-month rental at $5M, or that plus $175M over 7 campaigns. Don’t expect a quick decision on their part. Likewise, the situation on the west coast features Albert Pujols. The point is that the Bronx Bombers and Sox cannot keep Hamels beyond this tour, while the Motor City crew or the Angels don’t want to exceed the limit again. Do you roll the dice on 50 battles and the postseason maze after parting with 3-5 blue-chippers?

This is the awkward time of the dance where the GM has to evaluate many aspects, like re-signing chances, the return in young talent, the effect it will have on the club, and the fan-base reaction. Doc Halladay would not be happy to watch Cole depart, while the paying customers would be angry and feel betrayed. However, the red pinstripes prefer to keep their homegrown stars. But Hamels isn’t just that. He is 1 of the core four with Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins, which elevates his value here. What could Rube Amaro have talked to him about on Tuesday other than the contract? Rube desired the assurance that King Cole wanted to re-up for a fair deal.

King Cole Delivers In The 7th On June 30 In Miami

PRECAP PITCH

Cole Hamels:

This is his final performance before going to the All-Star events. Against the Mets in both parks, his mark has been: 2-0, 3.60 ERA, 15 total, 13 hits, 6 all-earned runs, 2 walks and 16 punch outs.

	STARTER	RECORD	TM	STARTER	RECORD	DAY & TIME
3	RHP Vance Worley	4-5, 3.46 ERA	Braves	RHP Jair Jurrjens	2-2, 5.19 ERA	Sunday, Day

R.A.Dickey Loads Up On June 29 In LA Against The Dodgers

R.A. Dickey:

He is either having a career year or he has reached a new plateau. He has worked at least 7 complete in 10 of 16 attempts with 2 clunkers. At the Bank in April, his line was: 7 full, 9 hits, 1 run (earned), 1 BB and 7 K’s on 103 flutter balls. Also, he is 6-0 with a 1.85 ERA at home.

DELIVERY = PITCHER’S 2012	DEFINITION OF SEASON
Over The Top	Excellent
3-Quarter Sidearm	Good
Sidearm	Above Average
Short Arm	Approximately Average
Submarine	Below Average

Quality number of the pitcher: 1 – 5

Slot on his club: 1 – 5

Ranking is 1 to 5 & 15 for the less adventurous.

HURLER	Cole Hamels	Nate Eovaldi
NUMBER	A One	A Five
CLUB SLOT	Two	Four
FOR 2012	3-Quarter Sidearm	Short Arm
'12 RANKING	2nd of 5 Categories	4th of 5 Categories
LAST START	Knuckleball	Slider
LAST HIGH OR LOW	11th of 15 Categories	7th of 15 Categories

DISPLAY NOTE: Non-listed results can go up or down by

* 1 notch & ** 2 clicks (This note will only appear when it’s relevant.)

* 1 Tick UP

	PITCH	INN	ER - R- H		PITCH	INN	ER
1	Gyroball	9 (CG)	0 - 0 - 3	10	Screwball	6	4
2	Fastball	9 (CG)	0 - 0	11	Knuckleball	5	3
3	Cutter	9 (CG)	3	12	Forkball	0 - 4.2	Monstrosity
4	Split Finger	7	2	13	Eephus Pitch	0 - 2.2	Disaster
5	Curveball	7	3	14	*Palm Ball	Ejected
6	Sinker	6.1	3	15	*Spit Ball	**Ejected+
7	Slider	6	2		*Breaking Ball	Injured
8	Changeup	6	3		*Fosh	Rain Interrupted
9	Slurve	5	2		*Knuckle Curve	Pitch Count
	** = Suspended				* = A 2nd Pitch Also

STATS APOCALYPTIC HORSEMEN CLIFF LEE
CLIFF'S LINE: 6 INN, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K & 109 DARTS

ACE	W - L	ERA	INN+	CONV	CG - SO	BAD	INN	ER	BB - IBB	SO
Total	34 - 23	3.48	6.1	59 of 86	2 - 2	12	582.2	225	114 -2	557
Hamels	17 - 06	3.05	6.2	21 of 31	2 - 2	03	215.1	073	050 - 2	218
Lee	06 - 09	3.16	6.1	23 of 30	0 - 0	02	211.0	074	028 - 0	207
Halladay	11 - 08	4.49	7.0	15 of 25	0 - 0	07	156.1	078	036- 0	132

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