Cole Hamels Paid $1 Million By Dodgers & Won’t Throw A Single Inning, Has Gotten $7M For 3 Innings In Two Years

Cole Hamels has made a ton of money over the past two seasons with very little work to show for it.

On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Hamels on the 60-day injured list. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale says that Hamels had some arm pain and was shut down for the season.

Cole Hamels had arm pain again and is done for the year while the #Dodgers are on the hook for $1 million.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 17, 2021

This is the second season in a row where Hamels has been shut down before the end of the season. Last season, the 37-year-old tossed just 3.1 innings in his only start before being shut down due to triceps and shoulder issues.

He was on a 1-year, $18 million deal last season that got prorated for the shortened season. He was paid a prorated amount of $6,666,667.

The Dodgers ended up signing him this year, giving him $1 million guaranteed, plus $200,000 per start. They’re on the hook for the $1 million.