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He needs 200 IP this year for the option to vest.
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"option becomes guaranteed if Lee 1) is not on the disabled list at end of 2015 season with injury to left elbow or left shoulder, and 2) has 200 IP in 2015 or 400 IP in 2014-15"
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league/philadelphia-phillies/
Son of Phillies owner John Middleton calls Cliff Lee option "undeserved" while promoting film
View image | gettyimages.com Phillies owner John Middleton has been rumored to be angling for a majority stake in the Phillies organization in recent times. While Middleton himself has said very little publicly, his son, John Powers Middleton, has occasionally weighed in on Phillies matter...
"option becomes guaranteed if Lee 1) is not on the disabled list at end of 2015 season with injury to left elbow or left shoulder, and 2) has 200 IP in 2015 or 400 IP in 2014-15"
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league/philadelphia-phillies/
Phillies fans may have seen the last of Cliff Lee pitching in a Phillies uniform
View image | gettyimages.com Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee had a great first start...but now is experience "discomfort" and his future is in doubt. While we understand that Lee's injury has nothing to do with the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) that leads to the much-feared "Tommy John" surge...
KK to sign with Rockies. 1yr / $5.5MM.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/02/kyle-kendrick-expected-to-sign-with-rockies.html
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Rube keeps the Chad streak going...
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/01/phillies-sign-chad-billingsley.html
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ESPN's Keith Law ranks Phils farm system 25th best. Ranks J.P. Crawford 7th best prospect in baseball; Aaron Nola 57th.
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Montgomery returns as Phillies chairman; Gillick still president
http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/david-montgomery-returns-phillies-chairman-pat-gillick-still-president
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Gnats to sign Scherzer.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/01/nationals-to-sign-max-scherzer.html
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Looks like Wandy failed the arm twirl test.
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Fangraph's article on potential Howard trade partners.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-find-ryan-howard-a-happy-new-home/
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I'd rather have Worf than Kang anyway.
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Ruben Amaro Jr. says it would be best if Phillies move on from first baseman
"We've talked to Ryan," Amaro said in an interview with 97.5 The Fanatic's Mike Missanelli on Friday afternoon. "And I told him that in our situation it would probably bode better for the organization not with him but without him. With that said if he's with us, then we'll work around him. We'll hope he puts up the kind of numbers that we hope he can and we'll see where it goes from there."
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"No ones going to release Ryan Howard," he said. "That's not going to happen. Ryan Howard is too productive and too important a player to just release. You just don't do that with a player like that. But, we don't have any designs on doing that."
http://www.nj.com/phillies/index.ssf/2014/12/ryan_howard_trade_rumors_ruben_amaro_jr_says_it_would_be_best_if_phillies_move_on_from_first_baseman.html
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Much like Rollins being traded, it makes me a little sad to say goodbye to our longest tenured BL thread.
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Zach Eflin was pretty good in those High School Musical movies.
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Rube likes quantity over quality.
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Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN)
According to industry sources, Phillies will end up with pitchers Zach Eflin, as others have suggested, and lefty Tom Windle for Rollins
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Phillies select INF/OF Odubel Herrera from TEX and LHP Andrew Oliver from PIT in Rule 5 Draft.
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Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS)
john mayberry jr. agrees to mets deal. major-league deal.
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> Phils will get Zach Lee and Chris Anderson in the Rollins deal.
> Posted by: DPat
They're getting Birdman? I didn't know he played baseball.
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Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick)
Howie Kendrick to Dodgers for Andrew Heaney, source confirms.
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Jayson Stark (@jaysonst)
Being told that holdup in Rollins deal is that there are "multiple paths" to finishing off the trade. But not much doubt it gets done.
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Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN)
Industry source says Rollins to Dodgers is done deal.
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Can't wait for Rube to get fleeced again by Sabean.
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The Phils would need to call the guys from Barter Kings to turn Byrd and Bastardo into a blue chipper.
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Hopefully Lester picks SFG.
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I guess Lee passed the arm twirl test.
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