Talking Chop Podcast Episode 199: Hello, Cole Hamels

After more than a week of relative silence from the Atlanta Braves, the Talking Chop Podcast came together for a nice, quiet mailbag episode on Sunday. Within 24 hours, chaos returned and, on Wednesday, the Braves made another big splash in committing an eight-figure salary to Cole Hamels for the 2020 season. With that as the backdrop, Episode 199 is here Breaking down the decision to sign Hamels to a lucrative, but short contract How does the veteran left-hander compare to other options and what can fans expect for 2020? What about the payroll now? What happens to Josh Donaldson? Catching up on Atlanta’s non-tender and release decisions from Monday, headlined by the choice to part ways with Charlie Culberson Much, much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices