Over the last two days, several Rangers fans (who pay attention to things like value and salary) took note of the fact that Philadephia was finally advertising that they would eat some of Cliff Lee's incredible salary to get him off the books and use the savings to start rebuilding.  They'd already traded Hammels.  With Philly chipping in on the salary, Cliff Lee for two years, around $50 million or less makes sense for a team wanting another top-of-the-line pitcher to help them win next year.  Ergo, Texas.

From Matt Gelb: Cliff Lee threw an 85-m.p.h. cutter, yelled an expletive, and waved his arms in disgust. That is how it ended.