Breaking News: Hamels Signed for 3 Years!!

According to espn.com Cole Hamels has agreed to a 3 year 20.5 million dollar deal. This is great news for any Phillies fan out there. Hamels, the ace of the Phillies staff, had a great year in 2008 and was due to head into arbitration this offseason. Jayson Stark reports that the contract will pay Hamels 4.35 million this year followed by 6.65 million in 2010 and 9.5 million in 2011.