The Phillies won't pick up starter Cliff Lee's $27.5 million option for the
2016 season, MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki reports. They will instead pay him a
$12.5 million buyout as the lefty will likely head into retirement.
Lee, 37, hasn't started for the Phillies since July 31 last season. He was
shut down with a left flexor pronator strain, but both he and the team
believed he could rehab without surgery and return for spring training. Lee
made only one spring training start before his elbow issue flared up again.
The Phillies shut him down in mid-March, and an optimistic timetable had him
potentially returning for a few starts at the end of this season, but that
obviously isn't happening.
Lee, over parts of four seasons with the Phillies after signing a five-year,
$120 million contract, compiled a 2.89 ERA with a 1.085 WHIP and a 739/114
K/BB ratio over 747 2/3 innings.
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费城人不执行明年Cliff Lee 27.5 millions的选择权
加上最近伤痛缠身
有可能今年会是最后一年吗?