Good guy Cole Hamels

[waroriole]

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[MDtransplant757]

Honestly, I'd try to get him from the Rangers. They have 4 LHP's. Hamels is a FA and has an option for 2019. If you take most of the salary, you'll probably have him

[PaulFolk]

18 hours ago, MDtransplant757 said:

Honestly, I'd try to get him from the Rangers. They have 4 LHP's. Hamels is a FA and has an option for 2019. If you take most of the salary, you'll probably have him

It's a team option, not a player option. If the Rangers don't want him back for 2019, they'll just decline it. Granted, it's a $6 million buyout, but that's not a crippling amount.

The Rangers aren't going to dump Hamels just to get rid of his salary, especially when he's still a pretty good pitcher.

[MDtransplant757]

5 hours ago, PaulFolk said:

It's a team option, not a player option. If the Rangers don't want him back for 2019, they'll just decline it. Granted, it's a $6 million buyout, but that's not a crippling amount.

The Rangers aren't going to dump Hamels just to get rid of his salary, especially when he's still a pretty good pitcher.

He's still a great pitcher, however the Rangers having 4 LHP's and Hamels being owed quite a chunk of change, that there is a possibility that he could be traded somewhere for a nice package. The Rangers need OFers, we have OF depth in the minors. We also have a 1B option for them in Trumbo as a potential swap too in said package. DD is going to have to get very creative this year if we want to be competitive 

[POR]

7 hours ago, MDtransplant757 said:

He's still a great pitcher, however the Rangers having 4 LHP's and Hamels being owed quite a chunk of change, that there is a possibility that he could be traded somewhere for a nice package. The Rangers need OFers, we have OF depth in the minors. We also have a 1B option for them in Trumbo as a potential swap too in said package. DD is going to have to get very creative this year if we want to be competitive 

You have gone from saying that " If you take most of the salary, you'll probably have him" to  "he could be traded somewhere for a nice package."

The Rangers traded Yu Darvish last year, so Hamels is the closest thing they have to an ace.  The Rangers have obtained three starting pitchers already this off season so they are trying to win in 2018 and it would make very little sense to trade their best starting pitcher.  Also it was announced yesterday that Martin Perez is going to miss the first part of the season.  Perhaps if the Rangers are out of it in mid-season they would look to trade Hamels but certainly not this off season.

I would recommend to try to understand what both teams are looking to accomplish before proposing a trade.  Joey Gallo is a similar player to Trumbo only younger, cheaper  and with more power.  They also acquired Willie Calhoun in the Darvish trade.  He is a very good major league ready hitter who does not really have a position and will likely DH.