Left-hander Cole Hamels and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year, $18 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday.
Hamels, when right, was every bit as good as anyone in the National League last season, but he was plagued by injuries, both small and large, for the Chicago Cubs.
Before an oblique strain sent him to the injured list, his ERA hovered under 3.00. In 10 starts for the Cubs after returning, Hamels compiled a 5.79 mark. He was just never the same, mostly because of his mechanics.