PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Left-hander Cole Hamels signed a three-year, $20.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team confirmed Sunday.
The contract, which runs through the 2011 season, allows the 25-year-old World Series MVP winner and the Phillies to avoid an arbitration hearing.
“Cole has been an integral part of our club,” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement. “Based on his 2008 and postseason performance, he has established himself as a true number one starter.”
Hamels went 4-0 in the postseason with an 1.80 ERA as the Phillies claimed their first championship since 1980. He won the first game in three playoff series and took the MVP award in the NL championship series against the Dodgers.
He was 14-10 with two shutouts a 3.09 ERA during the regular season and was eligible for arbitration for the first time. He made 33 starts and pitched a career-high 227 1-3 innings, finishing with 196 strikeouts and 53 walks.
e made his major league debut in 2006 and led the team with 15 wins in his first full season in 2007.
Phillies players remaining in arbitration are first baseman Ryan Howard, outfielders Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth and right-handers Joe Blanton, Chad Durbin and Ryan Madson. Those who don’t settle by Tuesday will exchange figures with the club, and hearings are to take place next month.
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