Message #4 by Rob Reed @ June 4, 2011, 09:07am extremely impressive Peripherals indicate no regression for this top 10 pitcher thus far... in fact, they indicate PROGRESSION (2.58 FIP, below average strand rate). Looks like he is reaching the status of elite at the tender age of 27.

Message #3 by Rob Reed @ April 8, 2009, 07:54am i'll just say... that I have Cole in a number of leagues and he is up for me... but it is a weekly league, and as it is the first week, I was ready to take a gamble. But, gamble it is... He is likely your ace, so my initial opinion without thinking about it is that you have to have him in... Then again, when I start to think about it, he might be on a short leash coming off the arm problems... he did pitch a few days ago, strinking out seven... but he gave up 2 HRs in the first. Ah, hell. I go with him.

Message #2 by Brian Ramos @ April 8, 2009, 06:49am start or sit this week/ I am trying to decide whether to start Hamels this week at Colorado. This league has an innings max limit of 1600 which is easy to fill during the season. I am just not convinced Hamels will go deep into the ballgame to get a QS (one of our pitching stats), his pitch count is not where it will be later and his arm strength is still not there due to pitching few innings this spring (topping out in the mid to high 80's). I also worry about the start being in Coors. What do you think?

Message #1 by Rob Reed @ December 16, 2008, 02:17pm FIP indicates regression I'm not sold on the FIP stat just yet, but Hamels' FIP and ERA comparisons mirror Fausto Carmona's 2007 season. Is this a bad omen for Cole? http://www.playertrack.com/blog.pl?6

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G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2013 33 33 220.0 8 14 0 0 3.60 21 1.16 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 202 8.26 205 .287 3.29 74% 25 2013 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 18

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2012 31 31 215.1 17 6 0 0 3.05 24 1.12 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 216 9.03 190 .279 3.37 81% 23 2012 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 5

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2011 32 31 216.0 14 9 0 0 2.79 19 0.99 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 194 8.08 169 .248 3.16 78% 24 2011 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 10

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2010 33 33 208.2 12 11 0 0 3.06 26 1.18 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 211 9.10 185 .277 3.67 83% 21 2010 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 11

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2009 32 32 193.2 10 11 0 0 4.32 24 1.29 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 168 7.81 206 .306 3.74 72% 2009 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 29

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2008 33 33 227.1 14 10 0 0 3.09 28 1.08 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 196 7.76 193 .253 3.78 81% 2008 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 11

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2007 28 28 183.1 15 5 0 0 3.39 25 1.12 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 177 8.69 163 .270 3.75 80% 2007 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 19

G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA HR WHIP 2006 23 23 132.1 9 8 0 0 4.08 19 1.25 SO K/9 HA BABIP FIP LOB QS 145 9.86 117 .280 3.96 75% 2006 OVERALL PLAYERTRACK RANK: 45