ARLINGTON -- When the trade is announced, the Rangers will certainly welcome the addition of a three-time All-Star pitcher who has won a World Series MVP Award and also threw a no-hitter less than a week ago.
At the same time, while waiting for the official arrival of Cole Hamels, Rangers players also spoke from the heart on Thursday about what Matt Harrison meant to the team. Harrison is one of six players -- the only Major Leaguer -- who is being sent by the Rangers to the Phillies for Hamels and left-handed reliever Jake Diekman.