Cliff Lee Reportedly Signs with Phillies

At around 12:15 in the morning on Tuesday, ESPN reported that the Phillies have signed Cliff Lee.

Unless there’s more news to come, the projected pitching rotation for the Phillies in 2011 is simply mind boggling – Lee, Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt, and Joe Blanton. If the Phillies don’t win the World Series next season, general manager Ruben Amaro may deserve a parade anyway.

More in this spot later.