01 Mar 2015 15:48:07
Phillies trade RP Jonathan Papelbon and SP Cliff Lee to Detroit.

Tigers give up OF Steven Moya, IF Hernan Perez and SP Shane Greene in the deal.

1.) 01 Mar 2015
That's a lot of money Tigers would be taking on

2.) 01 Mar 2015
I would imagine the Phillies would eat some of the money.

3.) 01 Mar 2015
01 Mar 2015 22:12:42
I actually could see that. Philly would get to dump a lot of salary.

4.) 02 Mar 2015
Ugh. I would hope the Phils would pass.

5.) 02 Mar 2015
Dont people feel like this move doesn't seem necessary for the tigers since they have a good bullpen after upgrading it and arguably still hold one of the best pitching staffs in the AL it seems like a move that the Jays should make if the Phillies are retaining the salary of both Papelbon and Lee as they seem to fill two needs for the jays a starting pitcher and a closer. It gives more depth to the staff and allows Norris and Sanchez to grow in the pen and moving there arms into the bullpen makes our bullpen deep and really good

Pitching Staff:

1. Lee
2. Dickey
3. Stroman
4. Beurhle
5. Hutchinson

6.) 03 Mar 2015
On my proposal above, I don't know that it's realistic, but it is practical in many ways. This gives Philly some young talent and a chance to clear salary.

For Detroit, Miggy, VMart and Verlander are all aging quickly, and they may want to make a deal like this to win now. Their window of opportunity is narrowing quickly, and the Tigers could soon be the AL version of the Phillies.