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Other Teams Are Worried That Cole Hamels Might Be Hurt
By Jim Adair
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According to Jon Heyman, the Dodgers, Rangers, Red Sox, Cubs, and Orioles all sent scouts to watch Hamels yesterday, amid his struggles. The outing left Hamels with a 19.89 ERA over his last two starts, raising his total ERA to 3.91. His struggles probably mean very little. But some teams are reportedly worried about them:
Hamels himself says he’s okay, but a perception of injury would do a lot more to hinder trade discussions than the last two showings would.
Remember the time Ruben said worrying about an injury to Hamels was ridiculous? Those were good times.
Kyle: There’s also a chance here that one or more GMs are in Olney’s (presumably gross) ear and trying to devalue Hamels.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.