Cliff Lee

Phillies pick up $9 million option on Cliff Lee

USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

The Philadelphia Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010. Lee, 31, was acquired from the Cleveland Indians ...

Philadelphia Phillies pick up left-hander Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010 season

ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

The Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010.

Phillies Pick Up Cliff Lee's Option

The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Phillies Pick Up Cliff Lee's Option Shocking, just shocking news! Full Zolecki tweet: "Phillies pick up Cliff Lee's option. Haven't decided on Pedro Feliz. Have until Monday to make that decision." We've got to hope Ruben Amaro Jr. makes the right call on Feliz and dumps him.

Phil-Lee: Team Excercises Option On Pitcher For 2010

The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Philadelphia, PA (AHN) – The Philadelphia Phillies exercised their $9 million option on pitcher Cliff Lee, bringing the talented lefty back to the team for the 2010 season. Lee was terrific for the Phils, going 4-0 in the postseason with a 1.56 ERA. The Yankees finally got to Lee in game five of the World Series, collecting [...]

Utley ties Jackson's record for homers in a Series

ayushmatia30xz | yesterday

PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company,"

Offseason Business

We Should Be GM's (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Under Contract: 1. Cliff Lee- $9M 2. Greg Dobbs- $1.35M 3. Ryan Howard- $19M 4. Jimmy Rollins- $7.5M 5. Chase Utley- $15M 6. Raul Ibanez- $11.5M 7. Jayson Werth- $7M 8. Cole Hamels- $6.65M 9. JC Romero- $4M 10. Brad Lidge- $11.5M 11. Jamie Moyer- $8M 12. Ryan Madson- $4.5M Total= $105M for only half a roster. Arbitration Eligible: 1. Joe Blanton- will be back, '09 $5.475M. 2. Shane Victorion- will...

Burnett a bust in Game 5, Yankees thumped by Phils

bela13xc5 | yesterday

PHILADELPHIA – A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished — and he knew it. With a chance to pitch the New York Yankees to their first World Series championship in nine years, Burnett was a major bust in Game 5 on Monday night. He gave up a three-run homer before retiring a hitter and was chased

2010 impact rookies: Carlos Carrasco

The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

I will continue to look at potential impact rookies for 2010 today with Indians right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco . Carrasco came over to Cleveland from Philadelphia as part of the Cliff Lee trade this past season. The 22-year old Venezuelan native entered the 2009 season as one of the top pitching prospects in the minors. He has a solid 6'3 215-pound frame He projects as a second or third starter...

Saturday Rockpile: Options are all a guy really wants

Purple Row (Free subscription) | yesterday

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Yorvit hopes to be diving face first into a pile of cash this offseason. Browse more photos » Rockies decline options on Torrealba, Embree | All Things Rockies No surprises here, as both players have filed for free agency. Yorvit Torrealba could return to the Rockies for less money, but there's also a decent chance that he will find more money elsewhere....

Saturday 11/07 (Wall) Quickie

Dan Shanoff (Free subscription) | yesterday

7:15 p.m. kickoffs make for very long Saturdays... The John Wall Era is here : 27 pts and 9 ast in his exhibition debut for Kentucky. Folks who make preseason All-America teams really need to adjust, if they don't have the best player in college basketball on there. (15 years into the one-and-done era, I can't believe that All-America voters still have a bias against freshmen. Wait: Yes, I can.) Boise...

Phillies pick up option on ace left-hander Lee

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Philadelphia Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million (all figures U.S.) option for 2010.

Myers out as changes begin

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

FEWER THAN 48 HOURS after the Phillies were eliminated from the World Series, a clearer picture of the team's makeup for the 2010 season began to emerge. Cliff Lee, as expected, will be back as the Phillies exercised his $9 million option. Brett Myers, as expected, will not, with general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. informing the veteran righthander in an early afternoon meeting that the team had decided...

Yankees' Sabathia to start Game Four on short rest

pragati94p0o | 11/07/2009

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) –The New York Yankees will lean heavily on CC Sabathia in their chase for a 27th World Series title as manager Joe Girardi said Saturday the big left-hander would start Sunday's Game Four against Philadelphia. Starting Sabathia on three days' rest instead of the accustomed four means the Yankees ace would also be available to start a deciding Game Seven should the series

Eleven Option Decisions Made Today

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Today was a busy day for options, as eleven decisions were reached. Here's a summary: The White Sox declined Jermaine Dye's $12MM option, paying a $950K buyout. The Phillies exercised their $9MM option on Cliff Lee. The Diamondbacks exercised their $8.5MM option on Brandon Webb. The Royals declined options on Coco Crisp, Miguel Olivo, and Yasuhiko Yabuta. The Brewers declined David Weathers' $3.7MM...

Lee option picked up by World Series runner-up Phillies

France24 (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up the contract option for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee by retaining the left handed American for another season at nine million dollars. The 31-year-old Lee was acquired four months ago and won seven games and lost just four in 12 starts with a 3.39 earned run average. In the playoffs he went 4-0 record with a 1.56 ERA in five starts. The...

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Utley ties Jackson's record for homers in a Series

ayushmatia30xz | yesterday

PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company," Utley...

Burnett a bust in Game 5, Yankees thumped by Phils

bela13xc5 | yesterday

PHILADELPHIA – A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished — and he knew it. With a chance to pitch the New York Yankees to their first World Series championship in nine years, Burnett was a major bust in Game 5 on Monday night. He gave up a three-run homer before retiring a hitter and was chased with nobody...

Yankees' Sabathia to start Game Four on short rest

pragati94p0o | 11/07/2009

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) –The New York Yankees will lean heavily on CC Sabathia in their chase for a 27th World Series title as manager Joe Girardi said Saturday the big left-hander would start Sunday's Game Four against Philadelphia. Starting Sabathia on three days' rest instead of the accustomed four means the Yankees ace would also be available to start a deciding Game Seven should the series go the...