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CLEARWATER, Fla -- The 2016 Phillies season is primarily one of waiting. When the Phillies traded shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to the 2015 season, the Phillies got two pieces in return.   The one piece in return was left-handed pitcher Tom Windle...

It sounds as if that scribbled cocktail napkin at the Winter Meetings in Nashville could be in permanent ink.

Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros defied expectations all season long. Facing his biggest test yet, the bearded ace beat the odds and the Yankees once again. Pitching on three days' rest for the first time in his career, Keuchel baffled the Yankees for six innings of three-hit ball, Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered, and the Astros blanked New York 3-0 Tuesday night in the American League

According to ESPN.com senior baseball writer Jayson Stark, the Phillies have told several teams interested in Cole Hamels that they'd like to get their "best" offers by Wednesday.

So the Phillies finally got off the pot and traded all-star closer Jonathan Papelbon, but as Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said the Phillies didn't want to just get rid of the franchise's all-time save leader, they just didn't have a need for him...

According to FOX Sports' MLB insider Ken Rosenthal the Giants are making a "strong push" to acquire Cole Hamels from the Phillies. Rosenthal tweets that the Giants have $50 million coming off the payroll at the end of the season, so adding Hamels shouldn't be an issue...

There seems to be another team interested in Cole Hamels. Add the Arizona Diamondbacks to the list of teams that have their eyes on Hamels, according to ESPN.com MLB writer Jerry Crasnick. Although Arizona is one of 20 clubs on Hamels' no-trade list, he has indicated that he'd be willing to consider a deal to any club...

According to FOX Sports' MLB insider Jon Morosi the Rangers and Phillies are having "ongoing dialogue" about a Cole Hamels trade and that the left-hander is willing to waive his no-trade clause to pitch for the Rangers.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels has a big fan in Astros executive and strikeout king Nolan Ryan.

The Phillies fired the first shot in their rebuild dealing Jimmy Rollins on Wednesday and Cole Hamels could be next.