BigEd76 wrote:RealKen says Boston is one of the 20 teams on Cole's no-trade list

BigEd76 wrote:RealKen says Boston is one of the 20 teams on Cole's no-trade list

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN · 3m3 minutes ago
To be clear: Cole Hamels can be traded to the Cubs without his permission, because the CHC are not on his block-list of 9 teams.

BigEd76 wrote:A rival exec told Steaks the Phils are willing to trade anyone on their roster, but it would take a SAFECO HUGE deal to pry Cole or Giles away

BigEd76 wrote:Lawrence floats the IDEA of a Dom/Hellickson swap

Trent Steele wrote:Royals and Howard

They are intent on dumping first baseman Ryan Howard and the remaining $60 million on his contract, but after finding no takers during the season, they have surprising interest from a small-market club with one baseball's lowest payrolls.

The Royals.

The Royals aren't about to rip up their payroll, and David Glass suddenly isn't about to go all Steinbrenner on us, but if the Phillies are willing to eat most of the contract, the Royals have had internal discussions about acquiring him.

They believe he just might be the perfect fit to replace Billy Butler as their everyday DH, and considering they didn't have a single player hit 20 homers or drive in 75 runs last year, he may be the power threat the Royals need to return to the World Series.