Cliff Lee Return to Philly Possible, But Not Likely

       According to Ken Rosenthal, the Phillies have shown interest and will continue to do so. He questions whether they will have enough money to do so though. Rosenthal also points out that 7-8 teams total have serious interest in Lee. Jon Heyman also seconded the notion of 7-8 teams, one being the Phillies, being interested in Cliff Lee.

       As ESPN's Jerry Crasnick points out, the Phillies have a philosophy in which they believe in not giving pitchers contracts for more then 3 years. Crasnick believes that this will be a major obstacle to overcome if they want to get a deal done.


Philadelphia hopes for a return of Cliff Lee, but does he have different plans?



       With all that in mind, MLB Trade Rumors reported that Yankees General Manager, Brian Cashman flew down to Arkansas early Wednesday to meet with Cliff Lee. While it was scheduled to be just a meet and greet, the possibility of a deal being offered still exists.

       For the most part, these can be considered reliable sources. Obviously, the writers like Rosenthal, Heyman and Crasnick have sources in and around the game. MLB Trade Rumors is a relatively new site, however, most of it's content comes from the Twitter accounts or perosnal blogs of many of the beat writers from across the country. I think it would be a good thing to cite these sources in a potential story.