Cubs To Exercise Cole Hamels's Option - 美國職棒

Cubs To Exercise Cole Hamels' Option, Trade Drew Smyly To Rangers

The Cubs will exercise their $20MM club option on left-hander
Cole Hamels today and also trade fellow left-hander Drew Smyly
to the Rangers today, reports ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick.

Late last night, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that a
long-term deal between Hamels and the Cubs was unlikely and
that the team could make a move to clear some salary before
agreeing to pay Hamels at a $20MM rate for the 2019 season.

Hamels will step into the rotation spot that had been earmarked
for Smyly when he signed a two-year, $10MM deal with Chicago
last offseason. Rehabbing from Tommy John surgery at the time,
Smyly inked a back-loaded, two-year contract that calls for a
$7MM salary in 2019. However, Hamels’ eye-opening resurgence
to nearly ace-level status with the Cubs presented Chicago with
what it clearly deems a preferable alternative to Smyly.

The Cubs have been weighing all week whether to exercise Hamels’
option or opt for a $6MM buyout.

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小熊躊躇了一個禮拜，最後還是決定執行 Hamels 2019 年 2000 萬美元的合約，
同時將去年休季簽來且今年一球都未投的 Smyly 交易至遊騎兵隊。

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