Cole Hamles

And you thought the All-Star Break meant baseball was on siesta.

The scoopage, per Danny Knobler's (CBS) write-up Monday that quotes one rival club official, who apparently had just gotten off the phone

AUDIO (CSN Philly): Charlie Manuel for leaving out righty Michael Martinez (entered Sunday with a .171 average, .466 OPS) to face lefty

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Blue Jays have "engaged in dialogue" with the Phillies regarding a trade for Cole Hamels and Shane Victorino.

According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, long-term talks between the Phillies and Cole Hamels are "starting to heat up" this week in Clearwater, Florida. This is good news for Phillies fans, hearing that the two sides are at least in the discussion phase means that Hamels is truly a priority for the team...

Cole Hamels’ agent, John Boggs, told Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com he expects to visit with team officials in Florida at some point during spring training.

With the Phillies just six days from Pitchers and catchers, Mike Gill is joined by CSNPhilly.com Phillies insider Jim Salisbury talk about the future of Cole Hamles and how the Phils will over-come the Ryan Howard injury in the early going...

What will the Eagles do with DeSean Jackson, Will the Phillies have enough money to sign Cole Hamles, when will Spencer Hawes be back and the Flyers drop a pair of the weekend. Its all inside this edition of "The Daily Sports Page." Eagles According to multiple sources, the Eagles will place the franchise tag on free agent DeSean Jackson...

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. joined Mike Gill on the Sports Bash. Among the topics discussed were the future of Jimmy Rollins, Dom Brown, and more.  Plus, Ruben talked about how Ty Wigginton will fit in, Jim Thome and why they went with Jonathan Paplebon over Ryan Madson...