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Cliff Lee Signs With Philadelphia: What Does It Mean For New York and Texas?

Tuesday morning, Cliff Lee made a surprising announcement that he would be returning to Philadelphia with the signing of a five year, $120 million contract proposed by the team Monday night. This announcement left the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers still looking to add a starting pitcher to their rotation.

Lets start with the Yankees.  Throughout the Winter Meetings and the offseason as a whole, the Yankees have shown little to no interest in acquiring right-hander Zack Greinke from the Kansas City Royals, as they already have three right-handed starting pitchers in the rotation.  It is also highly unlikely that Tampa Bay will be willing to deal Matt Garza to New York because of being in the same division.  So what is left for ...

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