This whole thing is official now
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This whole thing is official now
Andy Martino
UPDATED, 3:30
The Halladay portion of the deal is done. All players and financial figures are as expected.
UPDATED, 2:59
The Phillies have officially announced the trade of Cliff Lee to Seattle for Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies and Juan Ramirez.
UPDATED, 2:41
A source says that no Phillies prospect has failed a physical. 5pm press conference to make Roy Halladay a Phillie.
UPDATED, 2:03
A source with direct knowledge of the situation tells the Inquirer that an official announcement of this trade could still come today. There were other indications that there has been no deal-breaking issue.
Larry Stone of the Seattle Times has tweeted that is is not a Mariners prospect. If he is correct, that would make it a Phils prospect by default. You all know the potential questions about each player, and I'm not going to engage in premature speculation until I know more.
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FYI, Bob Elliott, a respected baseball writer at the Toronto Sun, has tweeted the following: "We're hearing that someone involved in the trade has flunked their physical."
Elliott added in another tweet that it was a minor leaguer, not Cliff Lee or Roy Halladay. As of 1:07pm, there have been no other reports of this. We are working on checking this out, so stay tuned. As of last night, the team expected to hold a press conference today officially introducing Halladay--but, of course, they considered that to be contingent upon all the physicals and reviews of medical records.
It's official, at least the Lee trade: The Phillies traded left-hander Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league outfielder Tyson Gillies and right-handers Phillipe Aumont and Juan Ramirez, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today.— EL Zorro- If Phillies brass can figure out away to keep both than they don't belong on the same stage as the Yankees.— LCBline
- Wish I could be excited about it - but still don't see any reason why The Phillies could not have just made the deal with Toronto, and had both Lee and Halladay for 2010, It makes no sense to move sideways while depleting the farm system.— phillydude
- If not for an idiotic contract given to Jaimee Moyer we'd have a pair of Aces before the flop!— Relocator
- This was a weak trade. Hopefully we can get Lee back if he goes into free agency next year but knowing the frugal phillies that won't be happening. Adios Cliff Lee, hope you don't no-hit us next time we play against you.— ESRD nut
- phillydude - Not a sideways move, Halladay is better than Lee..— gallen024
- I hate this pointless trade.— VonHayes09
- anyone who doesn't get the reasoning behind this trade is absolutely clueless. simple as that
- Did not get enough for Lee. There was no rush to do that trade. Angels really need pitching. I can't believe we could not get an impact bullpen addition for this year.— barry831
- I absolutely love getting Doc Halladay, but you have to be kidding me with this Lee deal. It was a complete penny pinching deal no matter what they say. The phils played at 102% of crownd capacity last year, thats more than the redsox. Are you trying to tell me they cant afford to keep Cliff Lee and Halladay. They would sell more tix this year than last, if thats even possible. The Phils need to realize that they are the best team in the NL, and their competition is the NYY and the Sox, not the dodgers and cardinals. And right now they are acting that way. The Yankess went out and got C.C. and Burnett..the Sox added Lackey to Beckett and Lester, thats what Championship teams do! And by the way neither of those rotations would have been able to touch Halladay, Lee, Hamels!— relly142
- Whoppeee we get 6 MILLLION DOLLARS TOO!!— ESRD nut
Comment removed.- What a move, good job RAJ!!— gallen024
- The Lee trade is horrible, this team is so CHEAP! They sell out every game and raise ticket prices but they can afford to keep Halladay and Lee? what a joke. Ruben Amaro SUCKS! I hope Lee goes 21-0 for the Mariners and that female Cole Hamels has another crappy year. Unless he develops another pitch that changeup will end up in the outfield seats again and again, what a joke this is. Amaro thinks hs is playing a game of Monopoly and not running a Baseball team.— protek67
- what's really important is dallas falls to new orleans and the giants fall to the redskins. this allows the eagles to slip by the 49er's and into the playoffs. mike vick then becomes the starting qb and we trade him to seattle for cliff lee. what do you mean it's the wrong seattle?— JACK V
