Trade Remix: Cliff Lee Heading To Rangers, Not Yankees
by Randy Booth on Jul 9, 2010 5:18 PM EDT
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Buster Olney, you were wrong. Hooray!
i have learned deal done with #Rangers, Smoak and 3 others for Lee and reliever Mark Lowe #Rangers, #Mariners
This means that the Yankees will be trying like hell to get a different start not named Lee in their rotation. Thankfully, the best available starter just went off the market and the Yankees can go nowhere but down.
The Reds were also in the running for Lee. I was hoping that would happen so Lee would exit the American League, but this is certainly 100 times better than him dashing to New York.
Thank you, Seattle Mariners!
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The Yankees will just sign him in the offseason.
"If I was being paid $30,000 dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400."- Ted Williams
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+1
I would rather him go to the Yankees.
Wait 'til next/this year?
"Laser show. So relax."
by nuthinboutnuthin on Jul 9, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather him have gone to the Yankees so it would have been that much better beating them in the ALCS...
W.E. we’ll just have to settle with beating the Yankees and Oswalt in the ALCS now lol!
How are the Red Sox gonna beat the Yankees in the ALCS when they finish 3rd in the AL East? You should be worry about just making the playoffs at this point.
by BxBigDrew on Jul 10, 2010 1:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It would've been nice for Lee to the Twins. Oh well.
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Meh
I’d rather they lose Montero, personally.
Consider that, if we make it to the postseason, we’ll have to go through Lee anyways most likely, and ick.
USG
The Sox chances of making it to the post season..
are better with Lee in Texas rather than NY or TB.
"Man you are one pathetic loser. No offense." - Lloyd Christmas
by Lloyd Christmas on Jul 9, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
There will be some fun watching Yankee fans get upset that it was Adams who caused the deal to break down.
“YOU PASSED UP ON CLIFF LEE BECAUSE OF SOME LOSER IN A-BALL ARGLFARGLRAGRAG”
USG
Hey man, don't diss him
He plays for AA trenton
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HAHA New York just lost out on LeBron and now Cliff Lee lol...
Well Cliff Lee for this season. We all know he is going there over the off season.
Here are the players
23 year old switch-hitting 1B Justin Smoak
21 year old righty SP Blake Beavan
24 year old righty 2B Matt Lawson
25 year old righty RP Josh Lueke
Via LL.
When life gives you questions, Google has answers.
For like 4 months
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by BoldandBrash on Jul 9, 2010 5:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that's ok
we would probably have had to face him more times, this season had he gone to MFY.
Next year will take care of itself.
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I don't think the Yankees will be looking for a starter particularly
they were looking for Lee because he was available and awesome, they don’t need one.
To be honest, if we make the playoffs, now there’s a good chance we’ll be facing Lee, and I’m not thrilled about that. Wish the Reds had stepped it up…
I don't think Werth is going anywhere.
I think the Phils will try and win this year.
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by BoldandBrash on Jul 9, 2010 5:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Agreed
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by Lloyd Christmas on Jul 9, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he will get dealt.
I hope we get him.
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I'd like him this year, but at what cost?
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"man, this team they just suck so bad"- gizmosandy
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by BoldandBrash on Jul 9, 2010 5:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Why should we get him?
I mean, I thought we should trade all our players. I thought you said our season was already over.
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by Lloyd Christmas on Jul 9, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Giving up Werth would mean they're giving up their season.
I agree, he isn’t going anywhere.
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by Chris McKeown on Jul 9, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to disagree
When you say that the Yankees will chase another starter not named Lee. They don’t need another starting pitcher.. they need a bench player and a reliever.
"If you're a Yankee fan, or if you're not a Yankee fan - you have to admit, we're winners." -Paul O'Neill
My only concerns with the Yanks rotation....
1. Can Pettite keep it up?
2. Will Burnett become more consistent?
3. How many more innings for Hughes?
4. Which Vazquez shows up come post season?
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by Lloyd Christmas on Jul 9, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
My spin on that whole story?
- I will continue to enjoy seeing Lee pitching and
- Holy s^\`|t! The Angels are B-O-N-E-D!
Mouahahahahaha
I think it's interesting
that rather than the Yankees trying to drive up Lee’s cost, it looks like Seattle was using NY to drive up his price.
Now this trade makes sense
The Yankee deal just made no sense, even though the trade didnt surprise me. How could MFY give up their C replacement.
Me thinks…Seattle just used the MFY to get what they really wanted from the Rangers.
While I can't really feel bad about the Yankees not getting Cliff Lee...
… I’m unhappy with this result.
I’d rather face: Yankees + 5 yr, 3 mos of Cliff Lee – Montero, Adams, McCallister + first rounder in 2011
than: Yankees + 5 yr of Cliff Lee + ~10 years of Montero and the rest – first rounder in 2011
It’s been a can’t-win month on and off the field, until tonight’s game against Toronto
Wait 'til next/this year?
"Laser show. So relax."
by nuthinboutnuthin on Jul 9, 2010 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
I suppose you're probably right...
… I meant three years and two Yankee-years (the years he’ll be paid, but no one expects him to be good for).
:-D
Wait 'til next/this year?
"Laser show. So relax."
by nuthinboutnuthin on Jul 9, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Why assume us MFYers are after a starter? It was folly to mortgage the farm for Lee, when we already have 5 good starters, so the marginal improvement would be very minimal.
What’s the point in gutting the system for a rental, when our worst starter is A.J. Burnett? If I’m running the MFY train, I stand pat and let Jesus and everyone develop into some serious cost controlled production for the next ~6 years.
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