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Tanaka doesn't look like an ace in Yankees' loss to Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cole Hamels is headed for the Rangers and the Dodgers are hot for David Price, but the Yankees likely won’t be getting the kind of bona fide...
Rangers bet the farm on Cole Hamels -- but not for this year
The Phillies traded Cole Hamels to Texas, ending a process that began last July when Philadelphia considered trading its ace. Philadelphia wanted to maximize Hamels to try to accelerate its...
Dodgers' $300M binge feeds urge to add another ace
The Dodgers expanded their payroll Wednesday, which for surprises would be like informing you that Wednesday will again be followed by Thursday. There has never been a team quite like...
Phillies have lucked into the perfect Cole Hamels storm
The Phillies have waited and waited to hear a deal that would make them move Cole Hamels, and it is possible the shrinking market for top starting pitching is shifting...
Samardzija? Price? Rival execs insist Yankees will land pitcher
This is one of those moments when it does not matter what Brian Cashman says, which is that he is more likely not to make a trade than make one...
Deep-pocketed Giants watch Hamels in hunt for top starter
The Giants have won 11 of 12 to take over the second wild card spot and move within one game of the NL West-leading Dodgers. Nori Aoki was scheduled to...
Yankees' target Cole Hamels throws no-hitter
CHICAGO — Cole Hamels is facing a quick trip from the record book to the trading block. The Philadelphia ace became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the...
The risk of being cautious in a flooded pitching market
Recently I was speaking to Jeff Luhnow in general terms about the current trade environment, which he described as a seller’s market. The Astros general manager was not sure that...
Johnny Cueto trade is obvious; Cole Hamels gets trickier
Trading Johnny Cueto is obvious. The Reds are nine games under .500 and are not going to win an offseason bidding war to retain their free-agent-to-be ace – particularly because...
MLB's 10 most intriguing: Is A-Rod changed man or desperate fraud?
When we talk about a player maintaining his pace from the first half, the standard conversation is about if Bryce Harper can challenge 50 homers or Zack Greinke can keep...
How prospect supply will shape Yankees' trade deadline
Johnny Cueto, Cole Hamels and Justin Upton are viewed as the holy trinity of the upcoming trade market. They currently project as the most talented players almost certain to be...
Duquette: The middle-of-rotation pitchers Yankees should target
MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM host Jim Duquette, a former Mets GM, talks Terry Collins’ status and trade possibilities for the Mets and Yankees with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q:...
Mets must play Moneyball card to land Ben Zobrist: ex-GM
MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM host Jim Duquette, a former Mets GM, talks Terry Collins’ status and trade possibilities for the Mets and Yankees with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q:...
Cole Hamels reveals how he's handling the trade talk
Cole Hamels made the second start of his career at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Now, the question is: How soon will he be back? Hamels took the mound for...
If rotation struggles, Yanks may make run at a big-name ace
The Yankees currently have six starters — or not enough. After Ivan Nova made an impressive return to the rotation Wednesday, manager Joe Girardi tabled public comment about how the...
Why the Yankees need Cole Hamels -- no matter the cost
The Yankees will trade for a starting pitcher. They can’t let an October opportunity go to waste in the bunched-up AL East. They appear to have the Reds’ Johnny Cueto...
Hamels? Cueto? Desperate Yankees 'need' another starter
There are certain parts of the baseball calendar that bring predictable happenings. One is next week’s amateur draft, which begins Monday and ends Wednesday. Historically, after that draining exercise, trade...
3 reasons why chase for Cole Hamels, other big names will begin soon
Cole Hamels no longer makes starts. He does auditions. That the Phillies ace would be traded long ago moved beyond “if” to “when.” That brought a certain resonance to his...
Four ways the contrarian Red Sox roster can be AL power
The Red Sox arrive to The Bronx this weekend a lab experiment worth watching for the Yankees and, really, all of the majors. They have reacted to the two overarching...
Will Capuano injury get Yankees to rethink Hamels for fragile staff?
TAMPA — This time it was only the fifth starter who was injured. Next time it could be much worse for the Yankees’ house-of-cards rotation. Starter Chris Capuano made it...