Two (apparent) huge developments today involving some of the biggest arms in the game. John Lackey is reportedly headed to the Red Sox for slightly more than $82.5 million over 5 years. And perhaps in an even bigger deal, Roy Halladay is reportedly headed to Philadelphia in a 3-team deal that would send Cliff Lee to Seattle and prospects north of the border.
My knee-jerk reaction is as follows. That's a lot of money and years for Boston to give to a 31-year-old pitcher who won 11 games and had an ERA north of 3.80 last season, and in gaining Halladay but losing Lee, the Phillies haven't really gained a whole lot of ground in their rotation. Lee wot 7 times in 12 starts with the Phillies and had a 3.39 ERA and was even better in the postseason...4-0 with just 33 baserunners allowed in 5 starts.
Bad news for the LA Angels on a couple of fronts. They didn't get either starter and they've now lost two players they liked (Chone Figgins and Cliff Lee) to in-division rival Seattle.
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