Cliff Lee is a Phillies!!! We did it!

by **The Savior** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:57:37

ek wrote:I'd bet. by the way, Missanelli not happy with the trade

Great news. Means we did well.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:58:06

ek wrote:I'd bet. by the way, Missanelli not happy with the trade

i remember his rant a few years ago that the phillies should trade rollins for jason schmidt when he was still in san fran

by **Trent Steele** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:58:06

not to be lost....2 draft picks if Lee leaves in 2011

by **Ace Rothstein** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:58:45

ucancallmedavis wrote:Havent been watching non stop, but have been flipping around; is it just me, but has CSN not broken paid programming to have a update? Very odd that they would not break in with an Alert, its a pretty big trade.

yeah they did around 2, i caught them breaking away from it though

by **GMAN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:59:12

ek wrote:I'd bet. by the way, Missanelli not happy with the trade

Oh the idiot will kill the move.

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:59:18

Philly the Kid wrote:Pleased to get a legit SP. Pleased we kept top prospects, like everyone else. BUT -- disappointed we didn't get Doc. Not sure why? Toronto asked for too much and wouldn't be realistic? I still think Doc is a superior player that really was the closest thing to a sure thing, we could have acquired. But Lee has pedigree as well, slightly concerned about his numbers this year moving the wrong way -- but hope new scenery on a winner will get him back on track.

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by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:59:33

So, the Phillies will be paying Lee $9M next year, Hamels $6.65M. Add them up and you get Halladay's salary.

Rube did so well

by **Werthless** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:59:50

Trent Steele wrote:not to be lost....2 draft picks if Lee leaves in 2011

I'm sort of hoping he'll want to stay.

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:59:56

Werthless wrote:
HillMD wrote:What are we going to do with Taylor now? The kid isn't going to see the starting lineup for 2 more years.

A nice problem to have isn't it. Too many top prospects and established players.

Wouldn't be surprised to see them move Victorino or Werth next year for prospects to make room for Taylor and cut payroll.

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:00:18

IMO, Shapiro did what Ricciardi refused to do... work out a deal that is essentially rather fair. Cleve gets some guys that have a chance to be on their major league roster next season, Phils get a CY ace. Successful GMs don't look to fleece other teams, they try to make deals that have some degree of mutual benefit, deals that while maybe a bit lopsided still maintain some degree of fairness. Ricciardi refused to be reasonable. Ricciardi was just schooled.

by **HillMD** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:00:22

z ipper wrote:mikey miss coming up soon. if anyone is going to pooh-pooh the deal, it's him. he had the biggest halladay boner i've ever seen

The other day he referred to Cliff Lee as "The Progressive Girl"

by **The Red Tornado** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:00:28

ek wrote:I'd bet. by the way, Missanelli not happy with the trade

who cares?

by **ucancallmedavis** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:00:34

Ace Rothstein wrote:
ucancallmedavis wrote:Havent been watching non stop, but have been flipping around; is it just me, but has CSN not broken paid programming to have a update? Very odd that they would not break in with an Alert, its a pretty big trade.

yeah they did around 2, i caught them breaking away from it though

Right on, must have been short, I was on it pretty quick, thanks.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:00:59

Who is Mike Misanelli?

by **Ace Rothstein** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:01:02

The Red Tornado wrote:
ek wrote:I'd bet. by the way, Missanelli not happy with the trade

who cares?

sadly people will listen to him like he knows what he is talking about

by **ucancallmedavis** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:01:43

CalvinBall wrote:Mayberry will get sent down right?

I would bet. Unfortunate that it isn't cause to release Brunt, but yeah, will most likely be Mayberry back to play everyday Id imagine.

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:02:14

I listened to his show for like 5 minutes last week when Heyman was on. And I couldn't figure out why anyone would willingly listen to him. Hes clueless.

by **BassGuiFloyd** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:02:30

lee won the cy young in 2008. halladay hasnt won it since 2003. take that mike!

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:02:41

Will Carroll did health reports today on a number of guys who were involved in trade talks

Cliff Lee
Last year, it was no sure thing that Lee would be in the Indians' rotation, but a Cy Young Award later, Lee now appears to be everyone's Plan B if they can't get anywhere chasing Roy Halladay. The thing that's forgotten is that Lee's arm was healthy when his job was in doubt after a terrible 2007, and the Indians' medical staff saved that by shutting him down due to the abdominal strain that contributed to his problems. Speaking as someone currently dealing with something similar, abdominal pain affects everything, from movement to breathing. That he came back from the injury and used the time to tighten up his mechanics and study film says something about his baseball IQ (as well as the organization's for pushing him to improve). Lefty pitchers seem to either go on forever or just drop off a cliff, as a glance at Lee's pre-season comparables reflects. Predicting which path Lee will take is tough, but the acquirer is at worst buying the next 14 months of Lee's career; it's the contract he'll sign after this one is up that's fraught with risk.

by **Brantt** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 15:02:53

LMAO at Missanelli's intro song with Ric Flair.

That was great.

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