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Phils angling to get Doc, drop Cliff?
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Phils angling to get Doc, drop Cliff?
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Department of Didn't See That Coming: The Phils, as per Sports Illustrated, appear to be in the process of a deal which would bring Toronto ace Roy Halladay to the Phils (which has been long and widely speculated) and possibly send Cliff Lee to Seattle (which would the shocker/bummer here). The rumored deal would also include Halladay signing a contract extension, which would take some of the sting out of losing Lee.
Thoughts?
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JD: I haven't seen a final prospect list, which will be important when determining the overall goodness of this "deal," but Lee seems unwilling to sign a long-term contract without testing free agency, and honestly, if you had a choice between signing Lee long term or Halladay long term, based on their age and track record, who would you choose? What is your basis for the statement "[Lee]'ll help Hamels get back on track a lot more than Halladay will"? The profound positive influence Lee had on Fausto Carmona? I believe "getting Cole Hamels back on track" will be more a function of Rich Dubee + better off-season conditioning + reversal of some of his bad luck from the 2009 campaign.
Talk about short-term memory. Lee was the only Phils starter to really show up in the postseason. And in addition to losing Lee have you seen the prospects the Phils are giving up? Smart move would be to re-sign Lee because 1) he's good and 2) he'll help Hamels get back on track a lot more than Halliday will. Go Cardinals!
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