The Eeming Tree wrote:

The Eeming Tree wrote:

FTN wrote:oh man, ive got it.

blanton + a 2nd tier prospect to the white sox for quentin

white sox trade Floyd + a prospect to the Padres for Heath Bell

white sox have said they'd consider trading Quentin or one of their starters to upgrade their pen.

This allows them to trade one starter, replace him with another and get a closer. It would essentially be like trading Quentin for Heath Bell. Floyd is a bit better than Blanton, but its not a huge difference.

Padres would do it because they have guys who can close, but they're short on starting pitching.

DO IT

You're insane.

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RT @BattingStanceG Phillies rotation terrifying 6.3 billion people minus 1.............. Cody Ross.

some douchedick Giants beat writer wrote:Cliff Lee to the Phillies? Wow. Now they have a whole rotation full of guys the Giants beat on their way to the World Series.

And when the answer was, "Well, he's coming to Philadelphia, if that's what you mean," the official on the other end of the line had this reaction, also pretty much at the top of his lungs:

"Holy [colorful adjective] [colorful noun]."

FTN wrote:http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/14/lets-not-pencil-the-phillies-into-the-world-series-just-yet/

This comes from an anonymous New York Yankee official quoted by the Daily News’ Mark Feinsand in the wake of the Cliff Lee deal:

“Anybody who would leave $50M on the table obviously doesn’t want to pitch in New York. Thank God we found out in time.”

That might be the most ridiculous quote I’ve heard in some time. What, only those players who would take top dollar want to pitch in New York? No one wants to go there for their own reasons? And “found out in time?” What does that mean? Is the implication that Lee has some character defect that would have made him a problem in New York and that the Yankees were only saved by the grace of Lee’s skewed value system? Hey Mr. Yankee: if he had a problem, you should have figured that out before you offered him all that scratch.

There will be spin, counterspin, rationalizations and ultimately reason coming out of all of this in the coming days. We’re not getting a ton of it tonight, however.

seke2 wrote:H2OLee sh*t

mozartpc27 wrote:Salisbury says Cliff Lee was telling Phils coaches he was hoping he'd be traded back to Philly at ASG.

Phillies players' cell phones rang and buzzed throughout the night as word spread. "We're like, 'Whoa,'" Shane Victorino said. "I had heard about this mystery team. I was like, 'There's no way it's us.' Then I heard the Phillies were back in it. I texted Cliff last week and he never said anything. I texted him again today when everything started coming out. I'm like, 'Come on.' He finally texted me back, 'I'm back,' and I was like, 'Oh my goodness.' I thought there was no way we're bringing him back."

joe b December 14, 2010 at 12:29AM
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HOW DOES THAT FEEL. BEING USED AS A PAWN !!!!!!!!!

FTN wrote:The absolute scariest part of this.

We have a stocked farm system below AA.

So we can keep trading for superstars, getting them to sign below market deals, and sustain this run for pretty much the next 30 years.

should i even bother finishing moneyball now?