Rumor out of Boston Lester headed to

[Hangman]

Cubs. Reports they are tracking down is its a done deal and the announcement will be later today. per WEEI right now breaking news

 

[MarcoPolo]

MLBTR is saying : The Phillies are conducting “intensive homework” on the Dodgers‘ minor league system in anticipation of trying to work out a deal involving Cole Hamels, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports on Twitter. The trade market for Hamels still seems to be in a holding pattern, along with much of the rest of the non-Jon Lester pitching market.

Shit. IIRC last spring training the Dodgers had SEVEN good-to-great starting pitchers on their roster, and they are still trying to get more?

 

[calsnowskier]

MLBTR is saying : The Phillies are conducting “intensive homework” on the Dodgers‘ minor league system in anticipation of trying to work out a deal involving Cole Hamels, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports on Twitter. The trade market for Hamels still seems to be in a holding pattern, along with much of the rest of the non-Jon Lester pitching market.

Shit. IIRC last spring training the Dodgers had SEVEN good-to-great starting pitchers on their roster, and they are still trying to get more?

Well, right now they have 3. Unfortunately, all three are AT LEAST lower-end Aces (2 Uber-Aces and one lower-end Ace to near-Ace). Adding Hamels will make their rotation competitive, if not better than, the 2010 Giants and Phils rotations.

 

[Montalban]

Hmmm, things may start to get interesting in Chicago Land

 

[MarcoPolo]

Well, right now they have 3. Unfortunately, all three are AT LEAST lower-end Aces (2 Uber-Aces and one lower-end Ace to near-Ace). Adding Hamels will make their rotation competitive, if not better than, the 2010 Giants and Phils rotations.

Unless I'm mistaken (and I could be) they have 4 : Kershaw, Greinke, Haren, Hyun-jin Ryu.

And I now believe I was thinking of just before the 2013 season, not 2014, for the "7 starting pitchers".

 

[calsnowskier]

Unless I'm mistaken (and I could be) they have 4 : Kershaw, Greinke, Haren, Hyun-jin Ryu.

And I now believe I was thinking of just before the 2013 season, not 2014, for the "7 starting pitchers".

Well, sure, they have bodies currently occupying the slots of SP, but realistically, Haren is not a lock. Kershaw, Greinke and Ryu are the foundation and only locks.

 

[SFGRTB]

Doesn't sound like it's over at all.....


..... apparently the Dodgers are in.