The suitors for Cole Hamels are few and far between with potentially four clubs considered to be realistic landing spots for the Phils' ace left-hander.
One of those teams is the Chicago Cubs, who feature a lineup of studly young position player prospects and a rotation fronted by Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta. And while Chicago was 51-43 heading into Thursday night, nine games behind the runaway St. Louis Cardinals and 4 1/2 behind the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Central, they were holding onto that second wild card, just a half game ahead of the San Francisco Giants and three up on the New York Mets.