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Apparently the AL Central was completely irrelevant the whole time. Despite all the talk, and a very late night article that may have compared Kenny Williams to a fictional coke addict (questionable decision), Minnesota and Chicago wound up having as good of a chance to land Cliff Lee as the Cleveland Indians [...]

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How they won't: What the Yankees should have done this summer when the Rangers were in bankruptcy court was purchase them, strip Texas of Cliff Lee, [...]

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With the addition of Roy Oswalt, who the Phillies got in return for J.A. Happ, Anthony Gose and Jonathan Villar, (an absolute steal in my opinion), the Phillies significantly upgraded their rotation. They were able to accomplish this without trading their best prospects and GM Ruben Amaro rectified the mistake of trading Cliff Lee. [...]

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Before the game, though, Jeff Passan was highly critical of the Rangers' choice of starting pitchers: If ever it makes sense for Cliff Lee to lose his [...]

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Part of the considerable buzz surrounding Friday's Cliff Lee trade concerned the fact that the Mariners sent him to a team within their division. [...]

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Sports 2 minutes ago PHILADELPHIA – Cliff Lee(notes) has been gone for nearly a year now, and yet before Roy Halladay(notes) walked to the mound Wednesday [...]

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Now, he will face Cliff Lee in Game 3 in Yankee Stadium, where his numbers are much better. Hughes is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in three appearances in Arlington. [...]

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If Greinke is available this offseason, Olney noted, there would be a huge market for him in an offseason when Rangers starter Cliff Lee is the only [...]

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They also have Cliff Lee. How's a six-hitter and 90 strikes in 120 pitches sound on a night like this? You want to get rid of ants, you hire an exterminator [...]

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The moment will arrive when one signature on a sheet of paper reveals the value of Cliff Lee's left arm. In years. In dollars. In the business sense. [...]

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In what may be a very strange situation, rumors surfaced that Cliff Lee, who planned to break on the New York Yankees late in the evening could be considered in the Seattle Mariners in New York before the end of the weekend. [...]

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Both Cliff Lee and David Price, the dueling ace left-handers, have thrown 24 pitches, 17 for strikes. Each has favored his fastball to an extreme extent, [...]

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With a package centered around highly touted young first baseman Justin Smoak, Seattle got the big league-ready impact player that was lacking in the last two deals. And the supporting cast of young players also involved in the deal could pay off for Seattle as well. Everybody thought earlier today that Cliff Lee would be on his way out of Seattle [...]

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We all knew it was coming; the only thing we didn't know was when. Major League Baseball and its' fans got that question answered today as the Seattle Mariners dealt ace starting pitcher Cliff Lee within their own division to the Texas Rangers. [...]

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SEATTLE -- When he first saw the news about what seemed like an imminent trade for Mariners' left-hander Cliff Lee, Yankees starter Phil Hughes admitted [...]

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With Cliff Lee, the Rangers are positioned to win a short series. Or, a long or medium series. With Josh Hamilton's ribs having been under more ice than the [...]

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Everybody thought earlier today that Cliff Lee would be on his way out of Seattle. They were right. He joins the division rival Texas Rangers, along with RP Mark Lowe when Mariners get Justin Smoak and Blake Beavan, plus 2 other guys that not only did not make John Sickels.Top 20 Rangers Prospects List, neither made his Grade C Honorable Menti [...]

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Just six outs away from taking command of the series -- especially with ace Cliff Lee scheduled to pitch in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium -- the Rangers could [...]

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Justin Smoak -- [NY Daily News] - The central question of the Mets' pursuit of Cliff Lee - they had enough chances to get it? - War are finally answered when Seattle 2008 AL Cy Young winner sent elsewhere. But the Mets want to add, keep pitching, and several tasty options, including Cubs left-handers Ted Lilly. [...]

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This was on the heels of Cliff Lee's first postseason appearance with the Texas Rangers, in which Lee went seven innings, allowing only one earned run with [...]

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Rangers ace Cliff Lee retired 18 of the next 20 batters he faced in Game 1 against the Rays after giving up his third single in the first inning during a [...]

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Part 2 looked at Cliff Lee and Tommy Hunter. Part 3 examined Texas' offense and Part 4 looked at their bullpen and bench. In Part 5 Moshe took a look at [...]

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Cliff Lee surely helped his chances at a huge contract this winter with his domianting performance in Game 1 of the ALDS. AP Players can make tens of [...]

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Cliff Lee comments after the Rangers' 5-2 loss in Game 4. Lee will start Game 5 Tuesday for Texas. Q. The Rays you pitched against last week are they same? [...]

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Cliff Lee was surely traded to a team where he would get first-place on a regular basis. But he wasn't going to New York Yankees. One of the most valuable player in this league will be wearing Texas Rangers uniform. [...]