PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Trading a 31-year-old left-handed ace, three time all-star, former World Series MVP, and respected teammate shouldn’t be difficult. You would expect there to be plenty of interest from contending ball clubs around the league.
But with the July 31st trade deadline looming, Cole Hamels is still a member of the 33-62 league’s worst and actively selling Phillies. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. explained on the Angelo Cataldi and 94WIP Morning Show, that teams are more reluctant that ever to relinquish young talent.
“One of the things about this trade deadline and trades in general that people don’t quite understand, and it’s a little bit of a different world now than it has been in past years, is that the value of that young player—that talented young player—is very, very high,” Amaro said on Tuesday morning.