Archive for July, 2010
See Ya Lee: Yankees Should Turn Attention To Roy »
With Cliff Lee off the trade market, the Yankees should now look at adding the next best pitcher available, Roy Oswalt. The Yankees looked like they were ready to land Lee today, some even called the deal imminent, but trade talks between the Yankees and Mariners fell apart after Seattle questioned David Adams health and asked for more. Lee was [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Texas, Lands Lee, Not New York. »
Everyone thought Cliff Lee to New York was a done deal. Well everyone thought wrong. The Texas Rangers took advantage of a snag in the Yankee trade discussions and have landed the top pitcher on the market according to many sources. Not having Lee go to the AL East has to bring a huge sigh of relief on the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. Now, [...]
Yankees Miss On Cliff Lee: Mariners Reportedly Pull »
A rumored deal that would send Mariner's star lefty Cliff Lee to the Yankees for top prospect Jesus Montero, along with infielder David Adams and pitcher Zach McAlister, is apparently off. The Mariners have allegedly balked due to concerns over David Adams bad ankle, which he injured breaking up a double play while at Double-A Trenton about a [...]
Cliff Lee Talks Between Mariners and Yankees Are »
Fox Sports is reporting that trade talks between Seattle and New York have stalled. A source says that Seattle is concerned about David Adams' health, and that led them to ask for more. The Yankees are unwilling to accommodate that request, and the two teams are at a standstill. The Reds have begun to intensify their talks with the Mariners [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee is Now a Member of the »
Update: (2:28pm CDT) The player to be named later, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan, is minor leaguer Blake Beaven. Update: (2:25pm CDT) The players involved in the deal to Seattle are Justin Smoak and minor leaguers Josh Lueke, Matt Lawson and one other player to be named later. The player to be named later, and this is just speculation, [...]
New York Yankees: Discussed Cliff Lee Trade a Sign of »
UPDATE (July 9, 2010, 4:10 PM) : It appears via several sources that the Lee to the Yankees deal is OFF. The reason has been given that the Mariners did not feel comfortable with the ankle injury of second base prospect David Adams. While I view that excuse as a made up one, it seems to me that the Mariners were using the Yankees as [...]
Conflict of Interest: Cliff Lee To Pitch Against The »
Anything that doesn't involve LeBron James in sports talk right now has my attention and the Cliff Lee rumors are at the top of that list. Though it isn't the magnitude of the 1919 World Series, we have a very odd situation brewing in Seattle tonight, and it isn't their coffee. Cliff Lee is rumored to be headed to the Bronx for Yankees prospect [...]
Empire State of Mind? New York Yankees Near Deal To »
UPDATE: Since this article was published The Mariners have traded Cliff Lee to the Texas Rangers, so this article is what could have been, kinda like...LeBron. So New York City sports fans didn't get LeBron James, but could they be getting the next best thing in baseball? Cliff Lee who is now on the verge of being traded for the third time in the [...]
With The Cliff Lee Trade, Yankees Get Stronger for »
After months of speculation, rumors and debates, it looks like the Yankees may be landing the most prized pitcher on the trade market. In what was reported first this morning by Joel Sherman ,of the New York Post, the Yankees and Seattle Mariners are on the verge of completing a deal that would bring Cliff Lee to the Yankees for prospects. The [...]
Pinstripes By The All-Star Game? Cliff Lee to Yankees »
In what could be a very bizarre situation, rumors have surfaced that Cliff Lee, who is scheduled to pitch against the New York Yankees later tonight, could be dealt by the Seattle Mariners to New York before weekend's end. It may even be entirely possible that he flies out of the Pacific-Northwest and shows up [...]