[Baseball] Phillies acquire Cliff Lee

big move for them.

i think halladay stays in toronto.

 

I was hoping the stros could get him.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4363553

They still gave up a lot in the deal, just not the pitching Toronto wanted.

Baseball America's pre-season rankings would mean the Phillies were giving up the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 10th best prospects.

 

Wow, they must have stole him right out from under Boston's nose. Good. Screw the Red Sox.

 

Indians acquired a catcher in this deal right?

Guess where Victor Martinez is headed!

 

I almost forgot Lee went 22-3 last year. Should be a solid move for the Phillies.

 

You have to wonder what Cleveland and Mark Shapiro are thinking - they don't get either Drabek or Happ and they don't even get Brown (I think that is the name of the really good position player prospect) AND they get rid of Ben Francisco, who isn't that bad of a bat. I don't know what Cleveland was hoping to get out of this.

 

Did you see my post? These are 4 very good prospects. 2 are rated in MLB's top 50, and 3 are in Baseball America's top 100. Thats a big haul.

 

Still I think about every GM would rather take Drabek and Happ over Carrasco and whatever else they gave Cleveland. Well I guess every GM except Mark Shapiro .

I mean I don't think Cliff Lee is as good as Roy Halladay but damn, he isn't too far behind him.

If I am a Phillies fan, I am loving this deal and really upset if I am an Indians fan.

 

hopefully he sucks for them

 

If Philly was willing to give away Drabek and Happ, they would simply have gotten Halladay.