Monday, March 16, 2009

Uh oh...Hamels back to Philly

Phillies ace left-hander Cole Hamels will leave spring training to have his sore left elbow examined.

Hamels is scheduled be looked at by team doctor Michael Ciccotti in Philadelphia after experiencing steady soreness in the elbow.

The Phillies signed Hamels to a three-year, $20.5 million contract in January, after the 25-year-old turned in the best season of his career in 2008.

Hamels made 33 regular-season starts and posted a 14-10 record with a 3.09 earned run average. He also had two shutouts and 196 strikeouts to just 53 walks in 227 1/3 innings, while opposing batters had just a .227 average and .272 on-base percentage against Hamels.

Hamels was even better in the postseason, going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five starts, and was named MVP of both the NLCS and World Series.

The 17th pick of the 2002 draft, Hamels has made 84 career starts over three seasons for the Phillies, going 38-23 with a 3.43 ERA.

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