Cubs Insider · Jun 8, 2019
Cole Hamels Pitching His Way to Another Contract from Cubs
When the Cubs swung a trade last season for Cole Hamels, it was to fill a gap left in their rotation by the ineffectiveness of Tyler Chatwood and the injury to Yu Darvish. Despite looking at the time like a shadow of himself, Hamels pitched for the Cubs almost as well as he had when he no-hit them with the Phillies three years prior.
Reinvigorated by the change of scenery and a mechanical tweak that allowed him to better hide the ball, the left-hander worked to a 2.36 ERA across 12 starts for the Cubs. He was at his best in August, when he took home National League Pitcher of the Month Honors of August by recording an 0.69 ERA across 39 innings.