NBC on Yahoo SportsSight of Phillies exec at Red Sox camp spurs Cole Hamels rumors
News -- any news -- is hard to come by at this time of spring training, but there seemed to be a little brewing at JetBlue Park on Monday.
The sight of Charlie Kerfeld, special assistant to Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, at the Red Sox' spring-training facility began spawning those Cole Hamels trade rumors anew.
Comcast SportsNet's Red Sox Insider, Sean McAdam, says it's "not common" for an executive at Kerfeld's level to be attending other teams' workouts at this stage of camp, and it may mean there's movement on the Hamels front.
"Certainly the Phillies have already put a lot of time into scouting the Red Sox system," McAdam told Trenni Kusnierek on Monday's SportsNet Central. "Charlie was around, as well as others, for most of the year, both at the major-league level and looking at the top two or three affiliates in the minor leagues.
"This may be a signal the Phillies are getting closer to pulling that trigger, and want one more look -- or a couple more looks -- at some people that the Red Sox might be able to offer (for Hamels)."
Stay tuned.
