Originally posted by wcburrs87:
Originally posted by Ninetynine5.0:
plenty of baseball left but I would no be too pleased with these first couple of hamels starts. It's the argument for trading him in the off season. Good news it it will not take a whole helluva lot for teams to shift back to buy on him. Maybe 3-5 good starts at some point. But if i am the Phils, I jump on that when it unfolds. I would have no problem with them setting the market early. He's not going to be part of the solution here. Cut the money and get a return of some sort.
I don't think he's throwing the ball that badly. Location is off and all of the solo HRs is a bit quirky too me. Read a Jim Bowden piece today that had him rated the #1 trade piece available and his comments were promising that teams will come calling. He specifically mentioned how team friendly his contract is when compared to a couple of recent signings and what is to come this offseason.
Making a few mistakes per game right now and is getting burned on them. In-between he's throwing the ball ok.