San Diego Padres Still Pursuing Cole Hamels?

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Updated: January 13, 2015

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According to Jon Heyman of CBSsports.com the San Diego Padres are still very much in the hunt for Cole Hamels of the Philedphia Phillies.

ace Hamels still on padres radar; wil myers not involved in philly trade scenarios. http://t.co/xHT7kk7M8y

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) January 13, 2015

The San Diego Padres have made their fair share of moves this offseason. They have a revamped outfield and middle of the lineup.

But the Padres weren’t the only ones interested in the acquisition of the player. As Nick Cafardo reported to The Boston Globe:

“The Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers, Padres, and Rangers are interested in Hamels. The sleeper team is the aggressive Astros. The Giants may be in if they can’t get James Shields. The feeling has been that if the Red Sox would pick up Hamels’s 2019 option at $20 million, he would waive his no-trade. The five years remaining on Hamels’s deal would be worth $110 million. Would he want an extension beyond that to OK a trade?”

Slowly other teams started to drop out of the race. On December 21st the San Diego Padres announced their strong interest as reported by Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News:

“The Padres have had discussions about trading for San Diego native Cole Hamels with new outfielder Wil Myers as potential bait, according to a baseball source.

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As a rule, the Phillies front office does not discuss possible trades or free agents signings through the media.

In regards to the above quote, Wil Myers might not be going anywhere, as Dennis Lin of U-T San Diego discusses:

Indications from sources within the organization, however, are that the Padres intend on playing all three of their newest outfielders, including Myers. The early plan is for the 2013 American League Rookie of the Year to start in center field, flanked by fellow power-hitting right-handers Justin Upton and Matt Kemp.

Of course, considering Preller’s recent level of activity and the hour-to-hour nature of the offseason, the situation could always change. But the Padres view Myers as a long-term piece, which was why they gave up top prospects Joe Ross and Trea Turner in Thursday’s three-team trade with the Rays and the Nationals.

The Cardinals also showed interest in Cole Hamels early in January, but no message was as clear as the one that came today from the Padres. Jon Heyman discusses:

“Fresh off a trio of bold impact moves to rework their entire outfield and the middle of their lineup, the aggressive Padres are still said to be alive for another potential blockbuster, this one involving Philly’s ace lefthander Cole Hamels – although, others teams also are in the mix, and ultimately it isn’t known exactly how likely San Diego is to land Hamels, a hometown hero from San Diego.

But while nothing appears imminent, or even necessarily on the front burner, one executive with another team suggested the Padres may be more likely than some others to land Hamels, based on their decent prospect list and obvious resolve to contend in 2015.

The report also states that newly-acquired Wil Myers is not among the names involved in a potential trade.”

As of today, this is the most up-to-date news their is on Cole Hamels. He is a player who was 8th in NL in IP (204.2), 7th in NL in SO (198) and 5th in NL in ERA (2.46).

We will continue to update this story as the news develops. Maybe we will see Cole Hamels don San Diego Padres attire soon!

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