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The Chicago Cubs have traded for Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cole Hamels.
Texas will receieve three players, including prospect Rollie Lacy and reliever/spot starter Eddie Butler as well as a player to be named later.
The Cole Hamels deal to the Cubs is official. Rangers are getting Eddie Butler, minor leaguer Rollie Lacy and a player to be named later.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 27, 2018
The #Cubs today acquired LHP Cole Hamels and a cash consideration from the Rangers for RHP Eddie Butler, minor league RHP Rollie Lacy and a player to be named. pic.twitter.com/uDJaFBAT3c
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 27, 2018
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The Cubs will also get some money from the Rangers to help cover the rest of Hamel’s contract for this season and his $6 million buyout for 2019.
Source: In final terms of Cole Hamels deal with Texas, #Cubs will be responsible for $5 million of his remaining salary obligations.
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) July 27, 2018
The Cubs have made their deal for Cole Hamels official, acquiring the starter and cash considerations from the Rangers for pitchers Eddie Butler and Rollie Lacy. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/Eor8XbCKHX
— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) July 27, 2018
Lacy was a 17th round pick of the Cubs in 2017. He had some success at South Bend this season and was promoted to Myrtle Beach.
Meanwhile, Eddie Butler’s time with the Cubs is up, appearing in 21 games since 2017. That included making 11 starts last year when the rotation was hit with injuries. Butler made eight relief outings this season, posting a 4.08 ERA in 17.2 innings.
Overall, Butler was 5-4, with a 3.98 ERA in 72.1 innings with the Cubs after being acquired from the Colorado Rockies.
For more on Hamels, head over to this link.
Basically, the Cubs just need Cole Hamels to be average and maybe they get lucky and the lefty pitches better than expected. He’s not here to save the Cubs, Hamels just needs to be what Tyler Chatwood was supposed to be, a solid back-of-the-rotation starter.
