The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a rough start. They are hovering around .500 while the rest of the division (minus the Marlins of course) is thriving. Not only that, their offense is absolutely butt awful. So, they’ll need that starting pitching, huh? Of course they will! Well, they better hope some other people step [...]
With the Philadelphia Phillies tied with the St. Louis Cardinals at 2-2 and facing Game 5 tonight, you’d think there needs to be some sort of explanation. Sure, the Cardinals have a nice team, but nothing compared to this Phillies team that is stacked to bejesus and back with pitching. The easy scapegoat has been [...]
Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been on the DL since early August with elbow issues. And while nothing is certain yet, MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian says that the team is considering the possibility of Tommy John surgery. “Acta: Indians still exploring options for Carrasco (right elbow). Tommy John surgery is a possibility, but is not [...]
It was about a year ago that I sat in OTR’s very own, Micah Warren’s German luxury car (Volkswagen Jetta). We were headed to the range to hit some golf balls when I suggested an interesting, yet unlikely scenario. “The Eagles should make a move for Albert Haynesworth.” It was evident that this guy was [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies made a brave choice back in 2009 when they traded for stud left-hander Cliff Lee. They sent Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald, Jason Knapp and Lou Marson to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for the Cy Young-award winner. Lee got the Phillies within two wins of a repeat World Series championship back then, [...]
So far this season, the Philadelphia Phillies have been as good as advertised. They are 21-9 and have a two-game lead in the division. The Phour Aces – Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels – have been brilliant. Hell, even Joe Blanton has been very good after a rough first couple of [...]
It’s nice to have four studs in your pitching rotation, and the Philadelphia Phillies certainly have that. However, their lineup has taken quite a beating since the end of last year, and it isn’t looking good, at least not for Chase Utley. For a while, it seemed like a little bit of rest would help [...]
Hit Me! The Philadelphia Phillies have pitching out the wazzou and everyone knows it. However, this is not a flawless team. They have problems. 99 problems? Jay-Z might think so, but probably not that many. Then again….it’s early. In 2008, it was the young Cole Hamels that fooled batter after batter, team after team as [...]
There were many people who were concerned with the health of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee. He had a bit of a strain in his abdomen that was giving him some discomfort in the past month or so. Still, he and GM Ruben Amaro insisted at the start of spring training that he was perfectly [...]
CC Sabathia is the only sure thing in the entire New York Yankees rotation. With question marks like Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett likely rounding out the top three spots, the Yankees can ill afford to lose Sabathia. But, that might be exactly what happens. A source tells the NY Daily News that after this [...]
In case you missed it, the Phillies are back at it. And now they’re targeting a right-handed bat. Reports have been confirmed that the Phils contacted the Texas Rangers about 3rd baseman Michael Young. Before you get excited, there wasn’t much these two teams had in common. It was just a call to see what [...]
Much of the ballyhoo over the last 12 or so hours has been about the Philadelphia Phillies inexplicably landing stud left-hander Cliff Lee. The New York Yankees had offered him more years and more money, but apparently Cliff was still upset about his wife getting spat upon in the Bronx. Well, the Yankees have struck [...]
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have re-acquired the services of Cliff Lee. This is absolutely unreal. “Cliff Lee is going to the Philadelphia Phillies, industry sources said Monday night. The Rangers were told Monday night that Lee is going to the Phillies, It is a done deal,” Sullivan tweets. The Texas [...]
We knew that former Tampa Bay Ray Carl Crawford would get his dough. But did anyone think that someone would break the bank like this? Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports that the Boston Red Sox have agreed on a deal with Crawford for an MLB record-setting, seven-year, $142 million contract. It’s record setting [...]
Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels confirmed to ESPNDallas.com on Wednesday that he and Nolan Ryan met with free agent pitcher Cliff Lee. We don’t know if it was to talk about baseball or for the three of them to visit one of the lovely museums in the state of Arkansas (we’ve heard the Monet exhibit [...]
This is some shocker. The New York Yankees apparently aren’t happy with CC Sabathia as their only reliable starting pitcher. Andy Pettitte may or may not come back. Phil Hughes let them down in the playoffs. No one can rely on A.J. Burnett despite his five-year, $82.5 million contract. So what is a girl to [...]
As the 2010 season moved on, most believed that it was a foregone conclusion that the New York Yankees would scoop him up after the World Series at some point. However, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reports that there are as many as eight teams that have inquired about Lee. “7-8 teams have shown interest in [...]
CC Sabathia is one of the best left-handed pitchers in all of baseball. That said, he just wasn’t good enough in the ALCS against the Texas Rangers (neither were a lot of Yankees) and the defending World Series champions fell short. Is it possible that he was a little banged up? Sure is. Especially since [...]
Texas Rangers stud Cliff Lee is among the best in the business. If he’s not the best left-handed starter in the majors then we’d love to know who is. But, this month has not been going his way. Lee gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings to the Kansas City Royals today, and four [...]
The Seattle Mariners have optioned 1B Justin Smoak to Triple-A Tacoma after he hit .163 with two home runs and five RBI’s for the club. Smoak was the prize of the Cliff Lee deal, but has been a bust as a rookie this year. He’s hit just .198 on the season. So far for the [...]
MLB sources tell Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston that the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros have a deal in place for starting pitcher Roy Oswalt. According to the report, they are just waiting for Oswalt to waive his no-trade clause. At this point, the Astros have told Oswalt that the money and players [...]
The Texas Rangers were all excited that they got their shiny new prize named Cliff Lee. The stud lefty was 8-3 with the Seattle Mariners with a 2.34 ERA. On Saturday night, he made his debut with the Rangers at home against the Baltimore Orioles. While everyone couldn’t wait for Lee to take the mound, [...]
Joel Sherman of the New York Post has been all over this story lately. Now, he is reporting that the Seattle Mariners have agreed on a deal with the Texas Rangers to send them Cliff Lee. Wow. According to the Rotoworld.com posting, Sherman says that the Mariners will get Justin Smoak, reliever Mark Lowe and [...]
Joel Sherman of the New York Post is now tweeting that the Seattle Mariners are pulling back on the Cliff Lee deal that would send the stud left hander to the New York Yankees. “#Mariners backing off #Yankees offer, Post has learned. Does not look like #Yankees are in it,” Sherman tweets with appropriate use [...]
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, a trade that would send lefthander Cliff Lee to the New York Yankees is “just about done.” In return, the Yankees are expected to send catching prospect Jesus Montero. “Executive involved in Cliff Lee talks: The Yankees-Mariners deal “is just about done,” he tweets. Montero was recently ranked as the [...]
