Update: (2:28pm CDT) The player to be named later, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan, is minor leaguer Blake Beaven.
Update: (2:25pm CDT) The players involved in the deal to Seattle are Justin Smoak and minor leaguers Josh Lueke, Matt Lawson and one other player to be named later. The player to be named later, and this is just speculation, could be pitcher Derek Holland or possibly minor league pitcher Tanner Scheppers.
Update: (4:15pm CDT) ESPN's Buster Olney on the trade talks between the Mariners and Yankees falling apart. "The Yankees and Mariners had actually had an agreement-in-principle, based on the physicals and SEA stepped away, which is all fair game."
Update: (4:00pm CDT) Joel Sherman of the NY Post, via Twitter, reports that the deal is done and that Cliff Lee is ...
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MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee is Now a Member of the Texas Rangers
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Todd Kaufmann in MLBComments Off on MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee is Now a Member of the Texas Rangers