Cliff Lee will wear the pinstripes in the upcoming 2010-2011 baseball season. Only they’ll be red. Lee shocked the free agency market overnight by agreeing to a reported 5 year $120 million deal with Philadelphia.
He supplants himself into a rotation of superstar arms, offering him the chance to make a big paycheck, pitch his usual workload of innings, and do so on a National League team that he’s already familiar with.
This was one of the more sensible signings in recent memory. Lee, understanding that at age 32, with his soft personality, that it’s better for him to produce in a winning environment where he’ll be expected to perform – not be superman.
He leaves behind him two franchises in New York and Texas who were counting on his signing to benchmark their upcoming rosters. This is the right move for a
family man, and a superstar like Cliff Lee though. He’ll pay immediate dividends, and receive wins back in return.
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