Rangers

The Texas Rangers agreed to a deal that would send starting pitcher Cole Hamels to the Chicago Cubs.

A report says there has been some "chatter" about a Cole Hamels reunion with the Phillies.

Early trade chatter has Cole Hamels on the block. If traded, the Phillies might be a fit, all history aside.

The Texas Rangers signed former Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp to a minor league contract.

Former Phillies prospect Carlos Tocci makes the Texas Rangers roster, while first baseman Tommy Joseph has been optioned to Double-A

The Texas Rangers claimed first baseman Tommy Joseph on waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Phillies made the biggest move of their rebuild back in 2015 when they traded starting pitcher Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers along with reliever Jake Diekman.  In return the Phillies took back Matt Harrison's contract and prospects Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Jerad Eickoff and Jake Thompson...

The Phillies designated for assignment the contract of left-handed pitcher Joely Rodriguez when they added Casey Fien into the Phillies bullpen fold.  That gave the Phillies 10 days to trade, release, or reassign Rodriguez.  Had the Phillies hoped to keep Rodriguez, the team would have needed to pass Rodriguez through waivers...

The Phillies lost out on re-signing catcher A.J. Ellis, who reunited with former manager Don Mattingly in Miami.

When the Phillies traded pitchers Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman to the Texas Rangers, one player the Phillies got in return was not a prospect.  That was veteran starter Matt Harrison, who was battling injury.   Harrison pitched six innings on July 27, 2015...