Cliff Lee: Texas Ranger
Ed.’s Note: Steve may be a week late with analysis of the Cliff Lee trade, but the Yanks were a prospect or two short!
Well, well, well… it looks like Cliff Lee isn’t a Yankee after all! The Texas Rangers swooped in after talks broke down between the Mariners and Yankees and offered up top prospect Justin Smoak. The Rangers offered such a good package that the Mariners even threw in some money to offset the cost for the bankrupt Rangers. This is great news as no one outside of New York wanted to see Cliff Lee in blue pinstripes. And who do you have to thank for this? Why me, of course! Read more…