Lee, Phillies Yet To Talk About Extension

Both the Phillies and ace Cliff Lee have more important things on their mind right now, but in today's blog post at ESPN, Buster Olney mentions that Lee's agent, Darek Braunecker, said there have not yet been any discussions about a new deal. When it comes to club options, the $8MM ($1MM buyout) one the team holds on Lee for 2010 is as much of a no-brainer as they come. Philadelphia acquired Lee at the trade deadline after reaching a stalemate in talks with Toronto about Roy Halladay. Lee was very good after the move, but has been masterful in the postseason, putting up a 0.74 ERA (1.93 FIP) in three starts (24.1 IP).