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Cliff Lee traded to Phillies
Topic Started: Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:33 pm (54 Views)
CinciFan985
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Reds 45-57

Cliff Lee is coming to the Phillies.

Sources told MLB.com the Phillies and Indians have reached an agreement that would send Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Phillies for right-handers Jason Knapp and Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson.




The deal is pending a review of medical records.

An announcement could be made later Wednesday.

The Phillies have been searching for starting pitching help for months, and they just landed the reigning American League Cy Young winner. Lee is 7-9 with a 3.14 ERA this season. He went 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA last season.

The Phillies also land Francisco, who fills a much needed void for a potent right-handed bat off the bench. Francisco is hitting .250 with 10 home runs and 33 RBIs this season.

The Indians get four of the Phillies' top prospects. But in what certainly made the deal attractive to the Phillies, they did not have to part with any of the three players the Blue Jays had been seeking for Roy Halladay: left-hander J.A. Happ, right-hander Kyle Drabek and outfielder Dominic Brown.
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I don't break character until after the DVD commentary

He's obviously not quite as good as Halladay, but I'm not sure he's so much worse to the point where Halladay would cost all 3 of their top prospects compared to none for Lee. Hopefully this shows Ricciardi just how ridiculous his asking price has been.
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