Even me, lover of all things Cliff Lee (and part-time poet), thinks third-parties are going overboard with rankings like CP Lee at number three.
Yesterday, we learned that MLB 13: The Show has Lee rated as a 96 in the game, the highest among Phillies. And now, Bloomberg, the company that continues to carve out space in the sports intelligence race, ranks Lee as the third best fantasy pitcher:
No argument that Lee pitched better than his numbers reflected last year. But third? Seems a bit high.
It's not just Lee getting some love from Bloomberg. The Phillies have three of the top eight pitchers on on Bloomberg's list:
Of course, fantasy and real world are quite different (unless your Paul Holmgren), but decent praise here.
Those are easily obtainable numbers for Lee. Not even a question.
Well, it’s nice to know SOMEBODY is bullish about the Phillies.
Wouldn’t it be 3 of the top 8?
Those ERA numbers seem high?
Papelbon looked strong yesterday. Nothing like a 6 run, 2/3rds of an inning performance to say ‘who’s your leader now’.
Get that out of your system now buddy.
Unless my Paul Holmgren what?