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Pitching Notes: Hamels, Cueto, Kazmir, Haren

By Steve Adams | July 20, 2015 at 12:45pm CDT

While some have speculated that Cole Hamels is pitching with an injury following a disastrous pair of starts (14 runs in 6 2/3 innings), ESPN’s Jayson Stark tweets that other clubs don’t believe there to be a physical issue with the Phillies’ ace. One NL exec told Stark that he didn’t buy it. “If he was iffy, they wouldn’t put him out there. He’s too valuable,” Stark was told. Here’s a look at the latest pertaining to Hamels and the rest of the trade market for starting pitchers…

  • The newest column from Joel Sherman of the New York Post follows up on a pair of tweets from last Friday in which he stated that it was surprising how many execs feel that Hamels won’t be traded at all this season. Many feel that Phillies president-to-be Andy MacPhail will want to hire a more robust analytics department to weigh in on the trade and wouldn’t want a “lame-duck GM” to have final say on such a franchise-altering trade. According to Sherman, if there’s one team that’s considered the in-season front-runner for Hamels, though, it’s the Dodgers. Other clubs are wary of taking on Hamels’ entire deal and parting with prospects, but the deep-pocketed Dodgers don’t have as great a concern. (Hamels’ remaining money following the 2015 season, in fact, is nearly identical to the remaining amount on the contract of Zack Greinke, who is a lock to opt out of his deal.) The Dodgers, however, aren’t willing to part with top prospects Corey Seager or Julio Urias. Sherman also discusses Johnny Cueto in his column, noting that one AL exec told him, “Cueto is getting traded. That’s a fact.”
  • Rob Bradford of WEEI.com hears that despite the Red Sox’ desire to acquire young arms that are cost-controlled beyond 2015, the team does still have some degree of interest in both Cueto and Hamels. The Sox would likely only be interested in Cueto, a rental, if the Reds were more attracted to the prospects that Boston would offer than the Yankees, says Bradford. They’d have to feel the price was right, and as he notes, that’s unlikely. As for Hamels, Bradford characterizes a deal as a “long shot” but notes that other teams are highly unwilling to part with the type of arms that the Sox presently covet. For what it’s worth, Bradford writes that despite Hamels’ recent struggles, he isn’t injured.
  • Scott Kazmir turned in a dominant effort against the Twins on Saturday, easing a good deal of the worry that stemmed from a previous exit to a start after three innings. As Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle writes, one AL scout told her: “I saw what I needed to see. He did everything. He worked out of trouble. He worked deep into the game.” Perhaps more interestingly, Slusser hears that the Athletics would prefer to acquire Triple-A prospects in exchange for Kazmir. It would seem that GM Billy Beane, then, is hoping to acquire players that can contribute to his club immediately, or at least in the near-term, as he has so often done in the past. (Jeff Todd and I have previously discussed that very trend in Beane’s trades on the MLBTR Podcast.)
  • Marlins manager Dan Jennings said in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM today that Dan Haren has been drawing interest (Twitter links). Jenning said he fully expects Haren’s next start to be heavily scouted and added that Haren is “certainly someone teams have been asking about.” A full-scale fire sale seems unlikely in Miami, however, as Jennings also said, “if there are moves to be made, it will not be a total reset.”
  • Earlier today, it was reported that the White Sox are now in “listening mode,” with Jeff Samardzija being the most likely member of the club to depart via trade.
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10 Comments

  1. rburns

    10 years ago

    As a Cardinals fan I would really like to see us make some kind of move

    Reply
    • A'sfaninUK

      10 years ago

      Trade Piscotty for Kazmir then! 🙂

      Reply
      • rburns

        10 years ago

        No thank you!

        Reply
  2. Jizz Chasholm

    10 years ago

    I would like Toronto to make am move for a Samardzija, Kazmir, Leake kind of arm, but I think right now every one of them would result in an overpay. The only way it would be justifiable to give up a Pompey/Norris type of prospect is if we could resign them beyond this year

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    • RedRooster

      10 years ago

      Then I’m afraid you’re just out of luck

      Reply
  3. willi

    10 years ago

    I think that Cole Hamel’s is mentally worn out from all the Stuff that’s happening around him , Club Losing, Constant Trade Rumors , Remains me of Griene mental strain a few years ago , when he though about quitting ! He’ll will be fine in a New Environment.

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    • start_wearing_purple

      10 years ago

      That could be part of it but I think it could also be simple coincidence with other teams expressing concerns as a gambit to make Philly lower the price tag. The simple fact is every pitcher has a bad couple of starts at some point in their career.

      Reply
      • BlueSkyLA

        10 years ago

        True, but the difference between success and failure in this game is so small, I would not rule out the impact of distraction.

        Reply
    • willi

      10 years ago

      Sorry , For spelling mistake, Did’nt use spell check !

      Reply
    • terrymesmer

      10 years ago

      > Reminds me of Greinke mental strain a few years ago

      Not really comparable. Greinke was just 22 and suffering from social anxiety disorder and depression.

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