UPDATE: Both clubs confirmed the deal on Friday.
IT'S OFFICIAL: Rangers land pitcher Cole Hamels & reliever Jake Diekman from the Phillies. #WelcomeToTexas pic.twitter.com/B00hYRbKDK
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 31, 2015
#Phillies announce the following trade with the Texas Rangers: pic.twitter.com/BN95N31QJe
— Phillies (@Phillies) July 31, 2015
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UPDATE: Here's some information on the financials involved in the deal.
Source: #Phillies sending $9.5M to #Rangers in Hamels deal and assuming Harrison's remaining obligation, which amounts to about $34M.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
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UPDATE: It appears as if this is the final deal:
UPDATED: #Rangers get Hamels, Diekman, cash; #Phillies get Alfaro, Williams, Eickhoff, Asher, M. Harrison and one more player, per source.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
*The one other player is starting pitcher Jake Thompson.
*Here's the breakdown of each prospect going to Philly:
Preseason Baseball America rankings: RHP Jake Thompson No. 2 #Rangers prospect, C Jorge Alfaro No. 3, OF Nick Williams No. 5. All to PHI.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
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The Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies nearly executed a trade for Cole Hamels late in the offseason, but the deal fell through late in the discussions. It was a different story on Wednesday night.
T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports Hamels to the Rangers is "in the final stages of going down tonight ... multiple players involved in deal." This was just a few hours after he said the two sides were "nowhere close on what Texas would give up to get Hamels in a trade."
FOX Sports' Jon Morosi then reported the Rangers were sending prospects Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro and Jerad Eickoff to the Phillies. But that's not all.
Told even more players in Hamels deal than what is being reported by others: Hamels, Diekman, cash for Alfaro, Williams, Eickhoff, Asher.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2015
Matt Harrison could be in the deal as well
— TR Sullivan (@Sullivan_Ranger) July 30, 2015
Matt Harrison goes to #Phillies in deal, source confirms.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2015
Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports indicated earlier in the day that the Rangers are the most likely to land Hamels after the Detroit Tigers made David Price available.
The #Rangers now clear-cut favorites to land #Phillies Hamels since the #Dodgers would prefer #Tigers Price, believing they could keep him.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 29, 2015
Neither club has confirmed the deal. We'll be keeping updates on this development.
