BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Starting pitcher Cole Hamels #32 of the Atlanta Braves (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers have had to watch their starting pitchers drop like flies over the last few weeks, so the decision to add a veteran with playoff and championship experience in Cole Hamels to the back end of the rotation made a ton of sense despite the 37-year-old not having pitched a single MLB inning this season.
The former Philadelphia Phillies star might’ve only pitched three innings with the Braves last year, but he did have a 3.