Cubs picking up option on Cole Hamels, trading Drew Smyly to Rangers
The Chicago Cubs are picking up the option on left-hander Cole Hamels'
contract for the 2019 season, sources told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.
Sources also said the Cubs will trade left-hander Drew Smyly to the Texas
Rangers.
Hamels will make $20 million next season on the team option. The Cubs had
until 4 p.m. ET Friday to make a decision on retaining him. Had the Cubs
declined Hamels' option, the Rangers would have had to pay him a $6 million
buyout as part of the July trade that sent him to Chicago.
The 34-year-old Hamels went 9-12 with a 3.78 ERA in 32 starts in 2018. Hamels
and his agent, John Boggs, have said they would be open to exploring a
longer-term deal.
Smyly did not pitch for the Cubs last season as he continued his recovery
from Tommy John surgery in June 2017. Smyly, 29, has a career ERA of 3.74,
with a 31-27 record in five seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay
Rays.
Trading Smyly will save the Cubs $7 million in 2019 as they prepare for free
agency.
老闆用20M把Hamels留下來 明年繼續披上我熊的球衣
今年Hamels拿下9勝12敗 3.78的自責失分