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Seattle Mariners Reel in Lee, Getting Best of Three Team Deal
Published by Ben Aikey on December 15, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB
As reported by ESPN, a three-team blockbuster deal is all but done. The deal will involve the Blue Jays sending Roy Halladay to the Phillies, the Phillies dealing Cliff Lee to the Mariners, and a handful of prospects going in all different directions. Call me crazy, but there’s only one winner in this deal—the Mariners.
The Phillies are already loaded. They already have Cole Hamels, Jamie Moyer, Joe Blanton, and J.A. Happ. This is arguably the best starting rotation in the NL East.
Cliff Lee would have rounded out their rotation, if not for this deal. While Halladay automatically becomes the ace of this already deep staff, the trade really d...
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