Just days after acquiring ace Scott Kazmir from the Oakland A's, the Houston Astros are making a run to land another ace Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal.
Source confirms: #Astros “in the ballpark” on bidding for Hamels. First reported by @jcrasnick. Hamels can reject a trade to HOU.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2015
Hamels did not include the Astros in the list of teams he gave the Phillies free permission to negotiate a deal with, meaning Houston will have to do some persuading on that front.
This signals a bold mindset from Houston's front office, who has obviously flipped the page and is trying to win now with their incredible first-half success.
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