More than a few people got a little worried when Cliff Lee mentioned that he was dealing with a strain in his side that caused him some discomfort. Phillies fans didn’t want to think about the fact that one of their four Cadillacs could blow a tire at some point.
But, he threw a bullpen session today and, like he and Ruben Amaro have been saying, he seems fine.
“Cliff Lee throws 40 pitches to hitters in a live BP session. Right on target with everyone else. No one swung,” Inquirer writer Matt Gelb tweets.
It looks like we can go back to complaining about the right field situation, Raul Ibanez’ age in left and the possibility that Brad Lidge will implode this year. Lee seems, at least for now, to be 100%.
I would trade him to the Yankees for OF Andru Jones,
RHP J Chamberlain and one of their Young Catchers or Middle IF