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For a decade and a half, the Yankees and the Red Sox have been in a club by themselves. But the Tigers, the Rangers and the Angels are knocking on the door to superpower status.

After their son's cancer treatment, Cliff and Kristen Lee made a $1 million donation to endow a chair in the doctor's specialty, providing support for research, education and training.

Much of the last week (if not, in fact, the past six months) has been devoted to wailing and gnashing about Carmelo Anthony and what his insistence to play for the Knicks means for the NBA. As a Cleveland fan, I'm certainly sensitive to the issue of...

The Philadelphia Phillies already had what was arguably baseball's best rotation headed into the 2010 offseason. And that was before they added Cliff Lee. Buster ranks the rotations that follow the one clearly at the top.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2010

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he won't be increasing his offer to Cliff Lee.

Buster Olney looks at the state of the AL East for 2011. Even before we know Cliff Lee's situation, the East is stacked against the Rays, Orioles and Jays. Is it time we investigate a new playoff format such that divisions don't matter? It may be.

Blog | Conversation | December 12, 2010

In looking at Zack Greinke, the issue isn't just one of his price -- it's also a matter of when he'll be dealt. That's because the Royals don't want to risk a down year, and thus a depressed market, for their greatest trade asset.

Blog | Conversation | December 07, 2010

Felix Hernandez has been chosen the AL Cy Young Award winner

It's self-evaluation time in Seattle. A big, painful look in the mirror. That's because the trade that landed the team Justin Smoak -- plus plenty of unwanted baggage -- is one that could have landed them Jesus Montero. And that's a problem for some.

Blog | Conversation | September 14, 2010

The Seattle Mariners underperformed in 2010, historically so. But, regression to the mean suggests that they'll be better next year.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2010

Now that Cliff Lee is no longer among the available starting pitchers, it's slim pickings for contenders looking to add a quality rotation piece.

Roy Halladay tossed a gem on ESPN's Wednesday Night Baseball matchup between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, going the distance for Philadelphia without allowing a run and striking out seven and walking one. Halladay raised his reco...

Cliff Lee says he still feels some pain in his strained abdomen following his first on-field test of the injury.

The Phillies were so desperate to get something -- anything -- to help replenish a farm system battered by the trade for Roy Halladay, that they shipped Cliff Lee to Seattle, assuming they couldn't keep him anyway. But now that doesn't appear quite right.

Blog | Conversation | January 21, 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft assesses the fantasy value of Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee with their new teams and takes a look at which of the prospects involved in the deal could have fantasy relevance as soon as 2010.