Tag Archives: Cliff Lee

Rangers TV Deal Might Not Help Them Sign Lee After All

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Back in September I wrote an article about a TV deal that the Texas Rangers signed that was supposed to have left them flush with cash. Cash that they could have used to sign Cliff Lee. Well it turns out that might not be the case. Here is more on it from Jayson Stark of ...

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Yankees Sent Cashman to Arkansas to Meet with Lee

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman responded to an invitation to meet with free agent Cliff Lee by flying to his house in Arkansas. No offer is expected, but Cashman is trying to make a good impression on Lee and his wife early in the free agent process. Here is more from Joel Sherman of the NY ...

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Yankees Rumors: Signing Lee Is Going to Take Some Time

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees were quick in contacting free agent ace Cliff Lee, but signing him won't go quite so fast. Via Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News: "Historically, these deals take some time," Lee's agent Darek Braunecker told the Daily News in a telephone interview Monday. "When you look at the calendar and we're already into ...

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Yankees Rumors: They Have Been In Contact with Cliff Lee

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

According to an AP report, the Yankees contacted Cliff Lee's agent to tell him that they are preparing an offer and will be back in touch shortly. This isn't especially big breaking news, but it does show exactly how much they are interested in Lee that they have reached out to him on the first ...

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Lee May Only Be ‘Plan A’ But Yankees Should Avoid ‘Plan B’

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

This morning the Daily News is reporting that the Yankees will be quick to put a bid in for free agent Cliff Lee as soon as they're allowed to tonight at midnight. Obviously they won't be negotiating in the middle of the night, but they would like to be quick with the ace pitcher because ...

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Yankees Will Begin Negotiations with Jeter and Rivera in Next Day or Two

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Yankees will begin to negotiate with free agents Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera in the next day or two. He also insinuated that they will waste no time in talking with free agent pitcher Cliff Lee as soon as they are allowed to this ...

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Yankees Rumors: Strategy to Sign Lee Different than with Sabathia

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: In conversations with multiple Yankee officials I have not sensed they are looking at [Cliff Lee] with the same desperation as they approached CC Sabathia two offseasons ago. At that time, the Yankees were sandwiched by missing the playoffs in 2008 and opening a new Stadium ...

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Yankees Start Organizational Meetings Today in Tampa

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is meeting with owners Hal and Hank Steinbrenner in Tampa today to discuss their agenda going forward. This is essentially the time where the Yankees map out their plans for the postseason. Here are the bullet points: They will look to set a payroll ceiling. It was approximately at $210 million ...

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Cliff Lee Brushes Off Wife’s Comments

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

If you missed this morning's story about Cliff Lee's wife not liking New York because of some unruly fans, here it is. Here is the reaction from Lee and his agent via ESPN: But the treatment apparently did not change how the Lees feel about New York. Lee said he didn't even know who did it and ...

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Cliff Lee’s Wife Doesn’t Like the Yankees

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Bob Nightengale of the USA Today: Perhaps the Rangers' greatest sales pitch simply was having [Kristen Lee, the wife of Cliff Lee] sit in the visiting family section at Yankee Stadium during the playoffs. She says there were ugly taunts. Obscenities. Cups of beer thrown. Even fans spitting from the section above. "The fans did ...

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