Cliff Lee Returning To Philadelphia

Various sources have said Cliff Lee is returning to Philadelphia. Lee was traded to the Phillies during the 2009 season and led them to the World Series before falling to the Yankees. Lee was then traded to Seattle as part of the deal which brought Roy Halladay to the Phillies this past season. It was widely known at the time of the trade that Lee did not want to leave Philadelphia.


While this hurts the Yankees, it may well be a death blow for the Rangers. As presently constituted, Texas would enter the season with C.J. Wilson as its number one starter, followed by Colby Lewis. Both pitched very well for the Rangers last season but neither have much of a proven track record.

After Wilson and Lewis, the waters get even murkier. Tommy Hunter would presumably take over the 3rd spot in the rotation, with Derek Holland, Scott Feldman, Matt Harrison and possibly Michael Kirkman fighting it out for the final two spots. Needless to say, this is NOT what the Rangers had in mind.

I have a feeling Kansas City's price for ace Zack Greinke just went up.