Rosenthal on the latest Phillies rumors:
The Phillies are in discussions with the Indians to obtain left-hander Cliff Lee and possibly another player for Class A right-hander Jason Knapp, Class AAA right-hander Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson, according to a major-league source.So they have a chance to get two years of the reigning AL Cy Young winner, WITHOUT giving up Kyle Drabek, J.A. Happ, Dominic Brown OR Michael Taylor? WOW. Forget Halliday!
Are we sure someone didn't hack Rosenthal's email? Because that happened yesterday about some Red Sox/Halliday rumor.
UPDATE: Done deal! It is astounding to me that this was all they had to give up, for a solid top-of-the-rotation guy. The only problem for the Phils? Too many starters. There's nowhere in the rotation for Pedro Martinez or Rodrigo Lopez. The Phils also get right-handed bench bat Ben Francisco.
Sucks to be J.P. Ricciardi.