It’s been a busy day. The Hot Stove is at its hottest at any point of the offseason so far, with Zack Wheeler inking a five-year, $118 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore trading Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels. But the day got started with former Chicago Cubs hurler Cole Hamels inking a one-year, $18 million deal with the Atlanta Braves.
Hamels, who turns 36 later this month, spent the last year-and-a-half with Chicago, turning in a largely strong body of work. In 39 starts with the Cubs, the southpaw worked to a 3.