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MLB Trade Rumors: Cole Hamels, Texas Rangers starting pitcher, is seen as one of the top starting pitchers on the trade market this summer. While rumors have had Hamels most likely being dealt by the trade deadline, Jon Morosi tweets that “groundwork” on a possible deal “has advanced to the point” that Hamels could be dealt before the All Star Break. Hamels is making $23.5 million this year, with $2.5 million believed to be paid by the Philadelphia Phillies, and has a $20 million vesting option in 2019 with a $6 million buyout. The vesting option requires Hamels to have 400 innings pitched in 2017-18, and as he only had 148 innings pitched last year, he almost certainly won’t reach that benchmark,
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