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Cliff Lee, SP, Cleveland IndiansHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsIndians | Lee hit hard in Tuesday outing The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee had pitched at least five innings in 47 consecutive starts before being battered by the Chicago White Sox for seven runs and 11 hits in three innings of work Tuesday, June 30. It was his shortest start since May 29, 2006. Mets | Called about Lee Jayson Stark, of ESPN.com, reports the New York Mets have apparently called regarding a potential trade for Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee. However, it is doubtful that a deal will be worked out. Brewers | Called about Lee Jayson Stark, of ESPN.com, reports the Milwaukee Brewers have apparently called regarding a potential trade for Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee. However, it is doubtful that a deal will be worked out. Indians | Price tag high for Lee FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports the Cleveland Indians are demanding a high price tag for SP Cliff Lee. They want a top-of-the-rotation starter in return. Phillies | Asked about Lee Ken Rosenthal, of FOXSports.com, reports the Philadelphia Phillies have asked about Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee but balked at the price, according to sources. Dodgers | Interested in Lee Ken Rosenthal, of FOXSports.com, reports the Los Angeles Dodgers are discussing the possibility of trading for Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee, but their chances of meeting the Indians' price for the lefty are slim, according to major league sources. Rangers | Seeking rotation help FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports the Texas Rangers would like to upgrade their starting rotation. They would likely have interest in Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee and Houston Astros SP Roy Oswalt if they became available. Indians | Lee's interleague mastery continues The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee tossed a three-hit shutout Sunday, June 14, in a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Lee improved to 12-2 in 20 career interleague appearances. The .857 winning percentage is the best for any pitcher with at least 12 decisions. Rangers | Will consider acquiring Bedard, Cl. Lee FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports the Texas Rangers will consider trading for a hitter or a reliever whether they lose OF Josh Hamilton (hernia) for a prolonged stretch or not. They will also consider acquiring Seattle Mariners SP Erik Bedard or Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee. Indians | Lee turns in another quality start The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee (3-6) turned in his 10th straight quality start in a victory over the Minnesota Twins Wednesday, June 3. He gave up seven hits while striking out five and walking one. Indians | Lee denied win The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee allowed two runs in eight innings Tuesday, May 19, but the bullpen blew the lead. Indians | Lee solid in win Wednesday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee (2-5) pitched seven solid innings to earn the win over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, May 13. He struck out a season-high nine hitters and has thrown 20 straight scoreless innings against the White Sox since July 1 of last year. Indians | Lee suffers another hard-luck loss Friday Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee allowed one run on seven hits over eight innings Friday, May 8, against the Detroit Tigers, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out five, but fell to 1-5 on the season. Lee, who has a 3.45 ERA, has allowed six runs in 24 innings over his last four starts, but has received just two runs of support. Indians | Lee lost his last start against Detroit MLB.com's Maureen Mullen reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee lost his last start against the Detroit Tigers when he allowed three runs in seven innings. Tigers | Inge hits homer off Lee The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Detroit Tigers 3B Brandon Inge, who was hitting .394 (13-for-33) against Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee, hit a leadoff homer in the second inning Sunday, May 3, against the Tigers. Indians | Lee allows three runs Sunday The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee allowed three runs in seven innings Sunday, May 3, against the Detroit Tigers. He struck out four and walked one on 114 pitches. He's 0-2 with a 1.96 ERA in his last three starts, and the Indians have scored two runs in those games. Indians | Lee has strong Monday performance The Providence Journal reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee shut out the Boston Red Sox on five hits over eight innings Monday, April 27, but he did not pick up the decision. Indians | Lee has had trouble with Boston MLB.com reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee is 2-4 with a 5.13 ERA in eight career starts against the Boston Red Sox. Indians | Deny Lee trade rumors The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro denied rumors that the team is trying to trade SP Cliff Lee. Indians | May be willing to trade Lee Sheldon Ocker, of the Akron Beacon Journal, reports the Cleveland Indians are willing and anxious to trade SP Cliff Lee, according to CBSSports.com. Indians | Lee pitches well in loss Wednesday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee was hit with the loss against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, April 22, despite giving up only two runs and nine hits in eight innings. Indians | Lee has success against KC MLB.com reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee is 12-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 19 career starts against the Kansas City Royals. He went 5-0 with a 2.63 ERA in five starts against them last year. Indians | Lee solid in win Thursday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee gave up just one run and seven hits in six innings against the New York Yankees to earn his first win of the year Thursday, April 16. Yankees | Jeter hits Lee well Yankees.MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter is hitting .400 in 20 at-bats against Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee. Yankees | Teixeira hits Lee well Yankees.MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports New York Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira is hitting .444 with a home run and five RBIs in 18 at-bats against Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee. Indians | Lee shaky in career against Yanks MLB.com's Robert Falkoff reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee is 3-3 with a 5.63 ERA in seven career starts against the New York Yankees. Indians | Lee suffers loss Saturday Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings Saturday, April 11, against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to The Associated Press. He walked four and struck out five, falling to 0-2 on the season. Indians | Reyes' start to be skipped The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SP Anthony Reyes' start Saturday, April 11, will be skipped. SP Cliff Lee will pitch instead against former Cy Young winner in Toronto Blue Jays SP Roy Halladay. Indians | Lee hit hard in opener Stephen Hawkins, of The Associated Press, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee was hit with the loss against the Texas Rangers Monday, April 6, giving up seven runs and 10 hits in five innings pitched. Indians | Lee pitching Monday MLB.com reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee opens the 2009 season by pitching Monday, April 6, against the Texas Rangers. Indians | Lee blasted Wednesday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee gave up seven runs and nine hits to go along with three home runs in five innings against the Seattle Mariners Wednesday, April 1. Lee's ERA is up to 12.46 and he has allowed 33 runs and 46 hits in just 21 2/3 innings this spring. Indians | Contract talks with Lee on hold due to economy Updating previous reports, Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee said negotiations for a contract extension have been put off by the team because of the poor economy, according to Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Indians | Lee pounded Friday Henry Schulman, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee was roughed up for eight runs in five innings against the San Francisco Giants Friday, March 27. Indians | Lee puts off negotiations Indians.MLB.com's John Schlegel reports the Cleveland Indians and SP Cliff Lee have put off contract negotiations until after the season. Indians | Lee smashed Tuesday Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee gave up 10 runs and 11 hits in just 2 2/3 innings pitched Tuesday, March 17. Lee is currently 0-2 with an 18.90 spring ERA. Lee indicated that he was working on locating his fastball in his outing Tuesday. Indians | Lee roughed up Wednesday The Sports Network reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee gave up four runs (three earned) and five hits in three innings pitched Wednesday, March 11. Indians | Lee to start Friday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee will start the team's Spring Training game Friday, March 6. Indians | Lee hasn't heard contract talks yet The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee said the Indians have yet to discuss a contract extension with him. "I know Cliff wants to be here," said manager Eric Wedge. "We want him here. We'll see if it works out. There's nothing that we have to do right now. We'll let that stuff take care of itself." Indians | Lee open to contract extension The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee, who will make $5.75 million in 2009 and $9 million in 2010, is open to signing an extension past the 2010 season. When asked about signing an extension, Lee said, "Why not? It's something that interests me. No one has talked to me about it. Yeah, I'm open to it." Indians | Wedge talks about catcher, first base and designated hitter rotation The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge said C/1B Victor Martinez and DH Travis Hafner will play every day, if healthy. He also said C Kelly Shoppach would play a little more than he did last year. Shoppach will catch SP Cliff Lee, and Martinez will catch SP Fausto Carmona. Wedge said 1B Ryan Garko would see time in the outfield. Indians | Shoppach likely to catch Lee Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians C Kelly Shoppach will likely be behind the plate for SP Cliff Lee's starts this year. C Victor Martinez is expected to catch all of SP Fausto Carmona's starts. Indians | Lee willing to extend deal Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee is open to talk of a contract extension with the team, according to his agent, Derek Braunecker. Lee is eligible to become a free agent after the 2010 season. Indians | Lee will not play in WBC Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee will not play for the United States in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. "Cliff gave it a lot of thought," said his agent, Derek Braunecker, "but he's coming off the biggest workload of his career. He wanted to stay on track. If, as anticipated, the Indians are a contender this year, he could pitch even more innings." Indians | Lee interested in WBC Ben Shpigel, of The New York Post, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee is interested in playing for the United States in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Indians | Lee hits bonuses Indians.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee received a $100,000 bonus for making the All-Star team and a $250,000 bonus for winning the Cy Young. Additionally, as a result of winning the Cy Young, his 2010 club option, previously valued at $8 million, is now worth $9 million. MLB | Sporting News names AL 2008 All-Stars Doug Padilla, of the Los Angeles Daily News, reports the Sporting News named their 2008 American League All-Stars Friday, Oct. 24. Rounding out the team were Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau, Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia, New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter, Chicago White Sox OF Carlos Quentin, Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton, Cleveland Indians OF Grady Sizemore, Baltimore Orioles DH Aubrey Huff, Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim CL Francisco Rodriguez. Indians | Lee wins another Players Choice Award Bill Plunkett, of The Orange County Register, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee was named the 2008 Players Choice Comeback Player of the Year in the American League. Indians | Lee wins two awards Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee was named the Outstanding Pitcher in the American League by the MLB Players Association and the American League Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News. Indians | Lee nominated for Pepsi Clutch Award Rhett Bollinger, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee has been nominated for the Pepsi Clutch Player of the Year Award. Indians | Lee named Comeback Player of the Year ESPNews reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee has been named the American League Comeback Player of the Year for the 2008 season. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Draft Guide FREE Fantasy Baseball
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