Several reports are now out and it looks like it is official. Cliff Lee will be headed to Texas for "star in the making", Justin Smoak, and three prospects ( Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke, Matt Lawson). The Rangers also get reliever Mark Lowe.
It's a hefty to price to pay for Rangers' GM Jon Daniels. A player who they view as an annual 30-40 home run hitter for a three month rental. Evidently Daniels is worried about the pending bankruptcy of the team and may feel this is the Rangers lone shot at a title.
But it also makes me think of this, which I tweeted a short time ago - "Let me take you back to 2006 Rangers fans..Adrian Gonzalez, Chris Young, and Termel Sledge for Aki Otsuka and Adam Eaton".
Now Cliff Lee is a much better pitcher than Eaton or Otsuka, the latter of which was to fill the closer role at the time. But Gonzalez was a can't miss and he proved all the scouts right. Smoak may make Daniels regret this deal as well.
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