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The Cliff Lee Era is Officially Over
By Jim Adair
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While some were surely hoping it’d be the buyout of Ryan Howard that marked the first move of Matt Klentak’s GM career, it’s actually the buyout of a more useless roster spot. Cliff Lee’s 2016 option was declined by the Phillies, and they bought out his contract for $12.5 million. It’s perhaps one of the easiest moves Klentak will ever have to make, since the buyout was much less than Lee’s $27.5 option.
Lee is now officially a free agent, free to sign with any club he wants, or, more likely, retire.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.