Cliff Lee to the Phillies..

[bostonguy]

San Francisco Giants Rotation is great, but their lineup is suspect. While the Phillies rotation is great and their lineup is great to. The Phillies are going to be unbelievable next year.

Ryan Howard is an overrated piece of .

[Fpoonsie]

Additionally, Lee is the first major free agent in recent memory to be targeted by the Yankees and to ultimately reject them. The Yankee dollar generally does not take no for an answer. This, only months after the Rangers outbid the Yankees for Lee at the trading deadline.

These kindsa' posts always mind me...

[ducks]

you know I like lee more for turning down money to play for the team he really wants to

[ducks]

Ryan Howard is an overrated piece of .

so are alot of yankee has beens

[BUMP]

Phillies fans are surely thrilled to have Lee back in Philadelphia, but the MLB Players Association won't necessarily like his decision to leave so much money on the table instead of setting a precedent for other pitchers. However, this offseason has seen two free agents (Werth and Crawford) sign nine-figure contracts, so players are doing well in general.

So where was this copy and pasted from?

[bostonguy]

so are alot of yankee has beens

I am not a Yankees fan. Ryan Howard ing blows.

[BUMP]

So where was this copy and pasted from?

rofl here it is, last paragraph


http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

[BUMP]

lol ducks

[ducks]

I am not a Yankees fan. Ryan Howard ing blows.

I know you like the sox

[ducks]

After months of rumors that suggested he'd sign with the highest bidder, Lee turned down tens of millions in guaranteed money to sign in Philadelphia. ESPN.com's Buster Olney hears the Yankees offered a deal that guaranteed Lee $138MM over six years, plus a $16MM player option for a seventh year (Twitter link). The Rangers also offered $138MM over six years, and their proposal included a vesting option that could have brought the value of the deal to $161MM, according to Yahoo's Tim Brown (Twitter links).

[JayTheClown]

Ryan Howard is an overrated piece of .

I totally disagree. I would take Howard over anyone in Boston's lineup. Including that overrated often injured LF you just signed.

[BUMP]

lol ducks

lol plagiarism

[LakerHater]

[Texas Chili Dog]

I hate that I LOL'd at that, but I couldn't help it.

[DJ Mbenga]

the phillies lineup though has taken a huge dip. very lefty heavy, they are gonna have to trade blanton and or ibanez. they are only 5 deep for the lineup. there are some nice staffs in the nl. in no order, the giants, phillies, braves, dodgers, cardinals. all have suspect offenses. awesome pitching doesnt always work. ask the astros.

[The Gemini Method]

the phillies lineup though has taken a huge dip. very lefty heavy, they are gonna have to trade blanton and or ibanez. they are only 5 deep for the lineup. there are some nice staffs in the nl. in no order, the giants, phillies, braves, dodgers, cardinals. all have suspect offenses. awesome pitching doesnt always work. ask the astros.

why would we look back at the Astros? The Giants just won the WS with a suspect offense and a superb pitching staff. That's going to be a great starting rotation...but it's their bullpen that will either make or break the Phillies season next year.

[symple19]

i'm just glad he spurned the yanks

[CubanMustGo]

So not only did he take a smaller contract, but he has to pay state income tax (3.07%) and Philadelphia Wage Tax (3.928%) that he wouldn't pay in Texas. that.

[monosylab1k]

oh well, on to greinke.

i'm just glad he spurned the yanks

[FromWayDowntown]

With the investment in their rotation, you'd think the Phillies would also move to upgrade the back end of their pen at some point before April. One thing that could potentially torpedo a team like that during the regular season is a spate of blown saves, which remains possible if they don't find a reliable guy or guys to close out games.

[Kermit]

oswalt will get hurt watch
has been
too old

I'm sure he'll make you look like an idiot again.

[bostonguy]

I totally disagree. I would take Howard over anyone in Boston's lineup. Including that overrated often injured LF you just signed.

Howard is a homerun or bust player. He sucked ass in the last 2 rounds the Phillies got eliminated in. If he isn't hitting homeruns, he is an overrated piece of .

[Phillip]

go for Grienke, move Michael Young to DH, and bring in Beltre for 3B

[Blake]

What a face Lee is....Rangers offered more and he slapped them in the face. Who the would want to live in that hole Philadelphia??? What a tool....good riddance dummy.

who the would want to play in that sweltering Arlington oven in mid-July?

[crc21209]

Howard is a homerun or bust player. He sucked ass in the last 2 rounds the Phillies got eliminated in. If he isn't hitting homeruns, he is an overrated piece of .

+1....In his last AB of the season dude went down looking, come on now...