the Philadelphia Phillies looking up at the rest of the National League East in the standings, they may make the decision to be sellers at the trade deadline this year. If this is the route that they choose to take, then the questions become which players would be willing to move.

One of the players that the Phillies may consider dealing this winter is Cole Hamels. He is going to become a free agent after the year, and one agent believes that Hamels will be able to get a deal with a higher annual value than CC Sabathia's contract if he hits the open market (via Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports).

Buster Olney of ESPN has noted that there are a number of pros and cons to both trading Hamels and to keeping him. Trading away a player of Hamels' caliber would bring back a few elite prospects, but the Phillies would lose almost any chance they had to re-sign him.

There is a way that the Phillies could free up some money that they could use to sign Hamels ...

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