The Texas Rangers have ... an ace lefty? Heavens to Kenny Rogers! Welcome to Arlington, Cliff Lee!
Here's the story on ESPN.com. And a few thoughts from this Ranger neighbor ...
Ironically, the first time Lee will wear his new uniform to the mound might be in the upcoming All-Star Game, though rumor has it he may start against Baltimore tomorrow, too. (He was scheduled to go tonight for Seattle against the Yankees.)
Cutting in line in front of a Yankee team that frothed at the mouth imagining a star-studded rotation including Lee, Andy Pettitte, CC Sabathia and Phil Hughes to offset the disappointment that has been AJ Burnett, the Rangers heisted Lee from Seattle for a package fronted by 1B power prospect Justin Smoak.
Locals in North Texas are thrilled the deal also includes reliever Mark Lowe, a graduate of the nearby University of Texas-Arlington, but are disappointed that the #2 prospect in the four-player package headed to Seattle is pitcher Blake Beaven, a native of just-as-close-by Irving, Texas.
Thoughts, Bauxites?
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20100709193504675