i'd say the cubs' chances of getting hamels next offseason just got a lot more realistic. in 2013, the phils will have 92.5m tied up in halladay, lee, papelbon, howard, and utley. add hamels to that and you're talking about something like 110 million for 6 players. oh, and howard's salary jumps from 20m to 25 after 2013. if howard and utley don't bounce back (and even if they do), how the hell are they going to score runs? even if they trade halladay next offseason to clear up space for hamels, can they really afford to give another 100+ million dollar contract to a pitcher?