Report: Five teams could trade for Cole Hamels
The Texas Rangers are in last place and headed for another lost season, and a mass exodus could follow this summer.
Amid reports that the Rangers are willing to trade their top assets this summer, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that they may find five major suitors for ace pitcher Cole Hamels.
Now that the Texas #Rangers are officially open for business as @Ken_Rosenthal reported, the five-most likely landing spots for Cole Hamels: The #Brewers,#Cubs,#Yankees,#Phillies and #Dbacks
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 18, 2018
Hamels has a no-trade clause, however, and would have to approve trades to several of these teams if a deal came to pass.
Notably, among those, Hamels would have to approve a trade to the Brewers, Yankees, and Diamondbacks. https://t.co/UQdF8s1FQc
— Jamey Newberg (@NewbergReport) May 18, 2018
The Rangers struggled last year, and Hamels trade rumors popped up then, too. Obviously nothing came of it, but with the Rangers really struggling now, a trade seems like even more of a possibility.
