BREAKING NEWS: LHP CLIFF LEE AGREES TO TERMS WITH PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

BREAKING NEWS: As of around midnight eastern time, the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers have both been informed via phone calls that they are out of the running to gain the services of Cliff Lee.

Cliff Lee has agreed to go back to Philadelphia where he will join an already loaded pitching rotation. This a preview of what that rotation will look like if this report is true...

1. Roy Halladay 21-10/ 2.44 era/ 219 SO/ 1.04 whip

2. Cliff Lee 12-9/ 3.18 era/ 185 SO/ 1.00 whip

3. Roy Oswalt 13-13/ 2.76 era/ 193 SO/ 1.03 whip

4. Cole Hamels 12-11/ 3.06 era/ 211 SO/ 1.18 whip

5. Joe Blanton 9-6/ 4.82 era/ 134 SO/ 1.42 whip

With this move, the Yankees become losers this offseason unless they are able to swing a deal for another ace Zach Greinke. I was believed that the Yankees offered Lee a 6 year $139 million dollar deal with a 7th year player option.

This Phillies deal is believed to be just a 5 year deal so it is confusing why Lee would sign there.