Who did the Rangers trade for Cliff Lee?

The Texas Rangers acquired starting pitcher Cliff Lee from the Seattle Mariners for first basemen Justin Smoak, pitchers Blake Beaven and Josh Lueke, and infielder/outfielder Matt Lawson. Seattle traded for Lee in an attempt to send the Mariners to the playoffs, which at the time seemed like a realistic possibility.

Why did the Phillies trade Cliff Lee?

The Phillies would acquire Lee in exchange for a four-prospect package led by pitcher Carlos Carrasco. Cito Gaston was manager of the Blue Jays at the time. Once the Phillies had traded for Lee, it meant that Gaston was likely to keep his ace in Halladay.

What players did the Texas Rangers trade?

The Texas Rangers have traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher Mitch Garver. The Rangers are also sending pitching prospect Ronny Henriquez to Minnesota in a two-for-one deal. The club confirmed the trade Saturday morning.

Why did Cliff Lee retire?

Elbow Problems Derailed Lee’s Career In 2014, Lee was limited to just 13 starts due to a strained flexor tendon. This forced him to shut down his throwing for that season in preparation for 2015. However, the discomfort in his elbow persisted into March.

Is Cliff Lee a Hall of Famer?

The 2020 Hall of Fame class will be announced Jan. 21 and inducted on July 26 in Cooperstown, N.Y. Lee, who grew up in Benton and played two years of junior college baseball at Meridian (Miss.) Community College, transferred to Arkansas prior to his junior season in 2000.

Who was Roy Halladay traded for?

The Phillies completed one of the greatest trades in franchise history on Dec. 16, 2009, when they acquired Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays for Kyle Drabek, Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Taylor.

Who did the Indians get in the Cliff Lee trade?

On July 29 the Indians and Phillies came to an agreement on a deal that’d send Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to Philadelphia. In exchange, the Phillies sent prospects Carlos Carrasco, Jason Knapp, Jason Donald, and Lou Marson. At the time Sports Illustrated rated Carrasco as the 68th best prospect in baseball.

How did the Mariners get Cliff Lee?

The Cleveland Indians shipped Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies at the 2009 trade deadline before Philly flipped him to Seattle the following offseason. Seattle then shipped him to Texas at the 2010 trade deadline. In total, Lee was traded for 11 players over the course of a calendar year.

Did the Rangers trade anyone?

Andrew Copp – Center, wing In their biggest deal, the Rangers traded Morgan Barron, a conditional 2022 2nd round pick, another 2nd round pick (Winnipeg’s choice 2022 or 2023) and a 2023 5th round pick to the Winnipeg Jets for center Andrew Copp and a 2023 6th round pick.

Who did the Rangers get in the Joey Gallo trade?

We could have waited until closer to the trade deadline to do this. People love an anniversary, and maybe it would have made sense to wait until July 29, the one-year mark after the Rangers traded Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for Josh Smith, Glenn Otto, Ezequiel Duran and Trevor Hauver.

Did Cliff Lee pitch a perfect game?

He pitched a six-hit complete game in the 5–1 victory, striking out five, walking none, and getting a hit of his own. Lee got the start again in Game 4 for a rematch against Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez.

What pitches did Cliff Lee throw?

According to MLBAM classifications (with the help of Dave Allen’s reclassification algorithm), Cliff Lee has thrown six distinct pitches this season: four-seam fastball (FF), two-seam fastball (FT), cut fastball (FC), changeup (CH), curveball (CU), and slider (SL).