Phillies Close To Extension With Cole Hamels: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
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Best of luck to the Phillies on trying to figure out how to get under the luxury tax cap now.
The Phillies have agreed to sign Cole Hamels to a six-year contract extension worth a little more than $140MM, ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports (on Twitter). The deal, which is pending a physical, will be the second-largest contract ever for a pitcher, trailing only C.C. Sabathia's seven-year, $161MM contract.
Best of luck to the Phillies on trying to figure out how to get under the luxury tax cap now.
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