From Buster Olney's twitter:
"Executive involved in Cliff Lee talks: The Yankees-Mariners deal 'is just about done.'"
Twitter is abuzz right now with Cliff Lee to the Yankees rumors, the Yankees will be giving up Jesus Montero in the process. Lee is actually scheduled to pitch against the Yankees tonight, so we could have a "walk between the clubhouses" type of deal.
Assuming the deal goes forward, the fantasy impact is probably fairly negligible. Lee moves to a tougher stadium and a tougher division but gets a vastly improved offense behind him. A slightly higher ERA and slightly more wins are to be expected, but overall the impact should be minimal.
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This will be a 2- or 3-prospect deal from #Yankees to #Mariners. Seattle really values bats of Montero/Adams for 2011 lineup
Adams is second base prospect David Adams
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11:20am: The Mariners will obtain Montero and Adams plus another prospect, according Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via Twitter).
1:27pm: The Yankees have offered Montero, Adams and a third prospect, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (Twitter link). It’s now up to the Mariners to accept or decline the offer.
by Bluethunder33 on Jul 9, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
third prospect likely is...
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that 22-year-old righty Zach McAllister will likely head to the Mariners in the trade (Twitter link).
by Bluethunder33 on Jul 9, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
the latest from Sherman....and its a doozy
To repeat the #Yankees aren’t getting Cliff Lee, #Mariners concerned about David Adams ankle plus apparently another team has jumped in hard
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Looks like the Rangers are back in the game….
by Bluethunder33 on Jul 9, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
3:24pm: An official of an uninvolved team tells Ed Price of AOL FanHouse that the Rangers are now willing to include Justin Smoak in a trade for Lee (Twitter link).
by Bluethunder33 on Jul 9, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Lee to the Rangers
In terms of fantasy, Lee’s value is affected the same as it would have been had he gone to the Yankees.
The real change is Justin Smoak who is hurt pretty significantly by this move. He moves to a less prolific offense in a very cavernous park. Not good considering his main upside is in the home run department.
4:31pm: The Mariners also get Josh Lueke and Matthew Lawson, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter).
Multiple other reports confirm that the Mariners obtain Lueke, Lawson, Blake Beavan and Smoak for Mark Lowe, Lee and cash.
by Bluethunder33 on Jul 9, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Any reason to believe he could see better pitches to hit?
I’m trying to look for the positives in owning Smoak for the rest of the season… This is not good for my team. I seriously hope he makes Texas regret this move. Guess they had more confidence in Davis than we thought.
by AlohaHalofan on Jul 9, 2010 6:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
one would think
as he should be hitting in the middle of the MAriners lineup. I think they had the luxury of having two guys for one spot and took the opp to deal for the best SP in baseball right now.
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 9, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Just posted my writeup over at my blog. I really like this trade for both teams, and I think that of the two 1B, Smoak is the better fit for Seattle as his swing should still translate reasonably well. He may not hit as many homeruns, but I could see a .300 season with 20+ hr and a high slugging percentage there for him regardless.
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I don’t know where to put this suggestion, so I’ll throw it in here. Can somebody please write up a post analyzing the prospects involved in the Lee deal?
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