Hi, welcome! Now let me disagree with you... 1. Hamels IS a #1 or 2 but if it makes you feel better, for us he can slot in at 3 behind Lester and Arrietta. And with a 4 like Hammel and a 5 like Hendricks, who really cares about arbitrary numbers? 2. Of course Philly is asking for a big return for Hamels -- just look at what Samardzija brought back. Here's the thing, though: we can give up a damned good package and not miss a beat. While they aren't without warts, a group of Baez+Vogelbach and/or a few others would improve Philly's future outlook without hurting ours too much. But for me, I wouldn't want to see Javy destroying fastballs in the NL unless it's for us. Also, Philly fans don't deserve his badassery.