It 's been the Philadelphia Phillies can not afford to Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay - and Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, too.One year after the Phillies traded him away, Lee decided to go to a formidable quartet of the form that is the envy of baseball.
The free-agent pitcher plus another $ 50 million New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement on a contract of $ 100,000,000 for five years with the Phillies on Monday night, a person with the offer, told The Associated Press.
The agreement is subject to 32 years, left-hander passing a physical examination, the source said on condition of anonymity because the agreement is final.The Yankees and Texas Rangers had considered the leading candidates, but the Phillies ended the acclaimed agent of punishment in the offseason and agreed that a dominant rotation, probably the strongest of the majors.
Lee, in force since 2008 Cy Young winner, Roy Halladay, two-time Cy Young Award winner, who won the NL honor last month.After Lee helped the defending champion Phillies reached the World Series in 2009, was sent to Seattle in a four-team, nine-player trade last updated December 16 Halladay led to Philadelphia. Halladay signed a new contract, $ 60,000,000 for three seasons, received the same average wage Lee.
Seattle Trade Lee to Texas in July, and Lee defeated the Rangers in the first World Series Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton, the trade and / or outfielder Raul Ibanez to the roster room, a person familiar with the deliberations in Philadelphia evident. He said. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.