THE RUMOR:Yankees general manager Brian Cashman called Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, asking for a price onace Cole Hamels.

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THE DETAILS: The Phillies like what they see in New York prospectsAaron Judge in the outfield, Lance Briggs Jerseys first baseman Greg Birdand right-hander Luis Severino, but as Rosenthal notes, the Yankees do not want to move the trio, or so they say.

THIS SEASON:Saturday, butposted a dismal 19.89 ERA in his two prior outings.The 31-year-old left-hander owns 3.64 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and a 137: Cairo Santos Jerseys 39 K:BB ratio. On the Yankees side,Judge (.282/.352/.485), Bird (.270/.364/.456), andSeverino (8-2,2.60 ERA) have all been playing great in the minors.

OUR TAKE:Acquiring Hamelswould help the Yankees contend in 2015and beyondwhile allowing them to save some cash in the free-agent Mike Ditka Jerseys market. It is no secret that the Yankees are willingto spend money, but over the past three seasons, they have stock piled some great prospectsincluding the unmentioned Jacob Lindgren and Rob Refsnyder.Hamels hasa $22.5 million salary this season and is guaranteed $73.5 million from 2016 through 2018, but thatshouldn't Germain Ifedi Jerseys be much of aproblem for the deep-pocketed Yankees.

The Yankees (54-42)sit 5.5 games ahead of the Blue Jays in the AL East, but their biggest problem this season has been starting pitching, in which they rank 21st with a 4.26 ERA among starters. AfterMasahiro Tanaka andMichael Pineda, things get dicey. Yes,Nathan Eovaldi is 9-2 on the season but Jason Peters Jerseys he is allowing a.340 batting average against to left-handed batters and owns a 4.43 ERA. CC Sabathia (5 Tashaun Gipson Jerseys .38 ERA, 1.41 WHIP)has been putrid andIvan Nova has only thrown 29 2/3 innings this season as the No. 5 starter. Adding Hamels would not only make the Yankees a World Series contender, it would also help take the pre sure off an aging batting lineup thatcouldslow down at some point this season.