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Cliff Lee: The Phillies Bargain Ace

Found November 05, 2009 on The Sports Agent Blog:
PLAYERS: Cliff Lee
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies

Original Story: http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/1...
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Odds And Ends: Lee’s Option Picked Up

Via *D Phillies Nation  |  November 06, 2009
The season just ended, but the Phillies kicked off the offseason with their first move. The Phillies picked up Cliff Lee’s $8 million option for the 2010 season.  No surprise here.  There is still a possibility that Lee will be signed to a long term deal.  The Phillies have not made a decision about Pedro Feliz’s $5 million option [...]

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Via Fox Sports  |  November 06, 2009
The Philadelphia Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010. The team announced the expected move on Friday, two days after losing the World Series to the New York Yankees. Lee's contract expires after next season, though general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the team is open to signing the star left-hander to a long-term deal. Lee, 31, was acquired...

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Via SportingNews.com  |  November 04, 2009
Sporting News staff reports The Philadelphia Phillies are discussing whether to offer left-hander Cliff Lee a long-term contract extension, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "Clearly, it's on our minds, but we haven't made a decision if we will yet," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. told the newspaper before Wednesday's Game 6 of the World...

Phillies Rumors: Lee Back, Myers Out, Feliz… Maybe?

Via The Recliner GM  |  November 06, 2009
Everyone over the World Series? Yeah? OK, good. The off-season moves quickly and I'm going to write a post about the Phillies' needs and the options out there this weekend, but there is already some news to report. Cliff Lee's option was picked up (about as suspenseful as the Cavs extending LeBron's rookie deal) Brett Myers was told he would not be back next year. This is a lot...

News: Phillies Pick Up Lee’s Option

Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog  |  November 06, 2009
In a report for MLB.com, Todd Zolecki says that the Phillies have exercised their option on Cliff Lee. The option will pay Lee $9 million in 2010, after which he can be a free agent if the two sides cannot work out an extension. …this is obviously a no-brainer, as he has emerged as one of the [...]

Buzz: Phillies Undecided about Lee

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Lee back with Phillies next season; long-term deal possible

Via New York Mets ? New York Post  |  November 06, 2009
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Via CBSSports.com  |  November 06, 2009
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Phillies pick up option on Lee

Via Miami Herald  |  November 06, 2009
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Options Aplenty: Lee, Webb Stay Put, Dye Bought Out by White Sox

Via FanHouse  |  November 06, 2009
by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Diamondbacks, Phillies, White Sox, MLB TransactionsThe champagne is barely dry in the Yankees clubhouse, but the business of 2010 is already well under way. Three trades are in the books, a number of players have already filed for free agency and Bobby Abreu has a new deal with the Angels. In that vein, three clubs made decisions on contract options...

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Philadelphia's "Every Fourth Year" Curse

Via Bleacher Report  |  November 05, 2009
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