Texas Rangers Trade For Cliff Lee

Baseball Tonight Breaks Down The Cliff Lee trade.

Wow! The Texas Rangers just pulled off one heck of a trade. I know that giving up Justin Smoak hurt a bit, but if this team can get past the Yankees this October, Cliff Lee will be the reason why.

This move is equivalent to when the Cubs traded for Rick Sutcliffe. He would go on to dominate the National League, winning the Cy Young Award.

The Rangers are gunning it for a shot at a World Series Championship. This is what teams that want to change their losing ways do.

Phillies Gearing Up For Another World Series Run

The Clevland Indians, for the Second Year in a row, have traded their ace.

The Indians traded Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Philladelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Jason Knapp, pitcher Carlos Corrasco, shortstop Jason Donald, and catcher Lou Marson.

For two years straight, the Indians trade their ace. The Phillies didn't even get have to give up their premier pitching prospects like Kyle Drabek, who was being asked by the Blue Jays to get Roy Halladay.

The Phillies now have a rotation with Four Left Handers!

This is a steal for the Phillies as they are gearing up for another World Series run.

C.C Sabathia Heading To The Bronx

The Bronx is Burning again.

The New York Yankees signed the best pither in the Free Agent Market to a record breaking contract.

Sabathia and the Yankees agreed to a seven year, $161 Million dollar contract, the largest ever for a pitcher.

Sabathia makes the Yankees the owners of Baseball's Best Rotation, and they are reportedly not done yet, as the Yankees are also trying to sign Derek Lowe and A.J. Burnett.

When the Yankees play the Cleveland Indians on April 16th in the first regular season game in the new Yankee Stadium, C.C Sabathia, the 2007 AL Cy Young Award Winner, could be opposed by Cliff Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award Winner.

Kerry Wood Heading To That Other "Cursed" Franchise

Kerry Wood just left one "cursed" franchise to head to another.

The Cleveland Indians, who have the second longest title drought in Baseball history, appear to be closing in on a two year contract with closer Kerry Wood.

Although I was personally hoping to see Wood head back to his hometown area to play for the Rangers, Wood heading to the Indians is a good move. Cleveland does have Cliff Lee, the 2008 American League Cy Young Award Winner, and Grady Sizemore, Baseball's best Centerfielder. Also, if Matt La Porta comes up in 2009 and plays to his potential, the Cleveland Indians could be Baseball's Dark Horse for 2009.

That being said, I am going to miss Woody in Cubbie Blue.

Cliff Lee Wins AL Cy Young Award

Cliff Lee was one of the few bright spots for the Cleveland Indians this season.

Cliff Lee was recognized for it today as he won the American League Cy Young Award.

Lee went a major league-best 22-3 this season with a 2.54 ERA. He received 24 of 28 first-place votes and 132 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Toronto ace Roy Halladay was a distant runner-up with four first-place votes and 71 points. Record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Angels finished third with 32 points.

Congrats to Cliff Lee on winning the AL Cy Young award.