Phillies pick up $9 million option on Cliff Lee
novafantasysports.com 24 days ago — Update : In his press conference Friday afternoon, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro announced that the organization has picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010. Fantasy Impact: This was a no-brainer for the Phillies. Lee is a bargain at $9 million. Expect the Phillies to try to lock up Lee ...

Phillies pick up option to keep Lee
mlb.mlb.com 24 days ago — The Phillies announced their first big move of the offseason on Friday when they picked up left-hander Cliff Lee's $8 million club option. It was no surprise.

Cliff Lee is better than you, and he knows it
mlbnotebook.com 10/29/2009 — Wow. What a performance by the Phillies and Cliff Lee. It was pretty much all summed up by this picture: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Photo from @dhm"][/caption] This even spawned a whole line of Cliff Lee facts, to the tune of Matt Wieters and Chuck Norris ...

Phillies may try to sign Cliff Lee to extension this off-season
sports.yahoo.com 25 days ago — The Philadelphia Phillies are obviously feeling pretty down today, but there are plenty of signs of hope for the former world champs and one of them is pitcher Cliff Lee (notes) , who was an unstoppable force in the postseason. And the Phils have ...

Phillies Win Game One, Cliff Lee Dominates New York
the700level.com 10/29/2009 — Advantage: Cliff Lee. Two Chase Utley swings were all the Phillies really needed with the masterful Cliff Lee on the mound, but they finished with a six spot on the board in a convincing game one victory at Yankee Stadium. Chase opened up the offense with two solo shots to give Lee a 2-0 ...

Phillies pick up Lee’s $9 million option
scoresreport.com 23 days ago — Photo from fOTOGLIF It was a pleasure to watch Cliff Lee during the playoffs. The Phillies left-hander flaunted a studly 1.56 ERA in five starts, finishing 4-0. When the Phillies aquired Lee in late July for four minor leaguers, the former Indian and went 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA. Given his ...

Should the Phillies Have Pulled Cliff Lee With A Big Lead?
baseballanalysts.com 27 days ago — The Phillies found themselves in a 3-1 hole going into Monday night. Luckily for them, they had their ace, Cliff Lee, on the mound for them. But the Phillies bats went into overdrive for them as well, putting up six runs in three innings. After three, the Phillies had a commanding 6-1 lead, ...

Phillies pick up Cliff Lee's 2010 option
macho-row.blogspot.com 24 days ago — A full year against National League batters? Yes please! (AP Photo) This was expected but today the Phillies made the inevitable move. Todd Zolecki reports ( via Twitter ) that the Phillies have picked up the option for 2010 on Cliff Lee 's existing contract. Lee had previously stated that ...

Cliff
twinkietalk.com 10/29/2009 — Cliff Lee pitched one of the best games in the history of the World Series last night, throwing a complete game and allowing just 1 run. Lee threw 21 changeups last night, 18 for strikes. His curveball had tons of bite. He was exhibit 1A on why radar gun readings aren’t the be all end [...]

Top 13 little known facts about Cliff Lee
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — 13) Baseballs are attracted to Cliff Lee's gravitational well of awesomeness. 12) When it rains, Cliff Lee does not get wet. 11) Tonight, Cliff Lee is the #1 topic on Twitter, but only because he has allowed it. 10) His middle name is "Phifer", which is Latin for "Much, Much, Much Cooler ...

Phillies cut ties with veteran Myers — Major League Baseball News
Ten years after being drafted in the first round by the Phillies, Opening Day starter Brett Myers was told by GM Ruben Amaro Jr. on Friday that he would not be brought back in 2010.

Brett Myers Will Not Be Returning to the Philadelphia Phillies Next Year — Bleacher Report - MLB
In a meeting today, Ruben Amaro Jr. informed Brett Myers that they would not attempt to renegotiate. Amaro did not give any reason as to why he was released, though the $12 million in cap space may be a factor. Myers said that he felt it coming ...

Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers? — Bleacher Report - MLB
Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers. Myers, once the top of the Philadelphia rotation, fell out of favor over the last couple years because of injuries and ...

Joe Sheehan: What does the future hold for the Yankees and Phillies? — SI.com - MLB
The Yankees and Phillies will both return the core of their pennant-winning teams in 2010, but Joe Sheehan says both front offices have plenty of decisions to make in the offseason.

Bullpen biggest issue for Phillies — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories
The Philadelphia Phillies will try to take back their World Series trophy next year with virtually the same roster they had this ...