Getty Images Cliff Lee’s agent, Darek Braunecker, made an early exit from the Winter Meetings on Wednesday afternoon after speaking with a range of different clubs about his client.
He did not leave empty-handed.
According to Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Yankees made an official offer to the left-handed Lee on Wednesday and Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News suspects that it’s worth about $140 million over six years. That’s about $23.3 million per season.
The Rangers will probably counter within the next couple of days — maybe tomorrow — and other teams will have to decide if they’re willing to engage in a bidding war with the two front-running clubs.
Lee, 32, posted a sparkling 3.18 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over 28 starts in 2010, striking out 185 batters against just 18 walks. Like most free agents in his position, the Arkanas-born southpaw is probably going to chase the richest and lengthiest contract that he can find.
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- phukyouk - Dec 8, 2010 at 7:50 PM
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“Lee, 32, posted a sparkling 3.18 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over 28 stats in 2010″
you from Bahston?:-)
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- Drew Silva - Dec 8, 2010 at 7:53 PM
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Haha, thanks. And, no, not from Boston.
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- phukyouk - Dec 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM
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in that case i can respect you.
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- kcfanatic - Dec 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM
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Finally an offer. Someone, please sign him. I’m about as tired of the Cliff Lee saga as I am the Brett Favre saga.
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- phukyouk - Dec 8, 2010 at 7:59 PM
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this just in… Brett Favre has decided to retire until the sunday night game. it was a hard and challenging decision but one that had to be made.
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- Jeremiah Graves - Dec 8, 2010 at 8:40 PM
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My slow-pitch softball team made an offer for Lee.
It’s a pretty solid offer too, 25 years and a six-pack of his choice every game…
…we’ve yet to hear back from Lee’s agent.
