Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Phillies Getting Cliff Lee?

It seems like the Phillies may be tired of waiting for a Halladay deal to materialize and will go after their Plan B, Cliff Lee of the Indians. The package? According to Jayson Stark it would be starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco--who was abruptly scratched from his start today--along with Jason Knapp (A-level pitcher), Trevor May (A-level pitcher), and a position player. This seems to be MUCH less than the package for Halladay as it doesn't include JA Happ or Kyle Drabek and may not include the OF prospects that were being thrown around in the Halladay talks as well.
If I were the Phillies, I'd jump on that deal. Supposedly, if they do not get Lee or Halladay, they'll go after George Sherrill of Baltimore but he won't help solve their problems at starting pitcher. FOX Sports has the Dodgers making also making a "hard push" for Lee with the Angels also interested. The rumor mill is heating up!
 

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