Alec Mills to Get Tuesday Start, Cole Hamels ‘Really Unleashed’ in Throwing Session

Cole Hamels appears to be well on his way to a return later this month after completing a second throwing session Saturday in which he “really unleashed” from 105 feet. That’s a very good sign for the lefty, who could be throwing from the mound by the middle of next week.

Alec Mills will start for the Cubs on Tuesday. Hamels threw from flat ground again today, 105'. Apparently really unleashed. He'll throw again from flat ground possibly Monday and then a side session soon after that assuming all goes well.

— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) July 13, 2019

The Cubs are still going to need some help in the meantime, though, so they’ll be calling up Alec Mills to take the fifth spot in the…