Just when you thought the Phillies were good...they just got GREAT.
A season ago, when the Philadelphia Phillies traded Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners...the baseball world couldn't figure out why the team would do such a thing. Lee helped the club reach two consecutive World Series trips and performed at the top of his game both instances. Turns out the trade allowed for more financial room for former American League Cy Young award winning Pitcher, Roy Halladay. Who had, arguably the most electrifying season of his career with the Phils last season, delivering a perfect game during the regular season, won his second Cy Young, and opened the playoffs with a no-hitter (see THIS ARTICLE).
Lee reportedly signed a five-year, $120 million contract with Philadelphia, leaving some $30 million on the table from the New York Yankees. I'm not sure Phillies fans were the only ones ecstatic about this. Fans and executives, from smaller market teams love seeing the Yankees get outed.
With this move the Phils have, undoubtedly the most impressive pitching line-up in decades, having the option to run with Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, or Roy Oswalt on any given night.
A season ago, when the Philadelphia Phillies traded Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners...the baseball world couldn't figure out why the team would do such a thing. Lee helped the club reach two consecutive World Series trips and performed at the top of his game both instances. Turns out the trade allowed for more financial room for former American League Cy Young award winning Pitcher, Roy Halladay. Who had, arguably the most electrifying season of his career with the Phils last season, delivering a perfect game during the regular season, won his second Cy Young, and opened the playoffs with a no-hitter (see THIS ARTICLE).
Lee reportedly signed a five-year, $120 million contract with Philadelphia, leaving some $30 million on the table from the New York Yankees. I'm not sure Phillies fans were the only ones ecstatic about this. Fans and executives, from smaller market teams love seeing the Yankees get outed.
With this move the Phils have, undoubtedly the most impressive pitching line-up in decades, having the option to run with Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, or Roy Oswalt on any given night.
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