Yankess out of Cliff Lee Sweeps, as Lee signs with Phillies

Rumors coming out of ESPN are reporting that the Yankees are out of the running for free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, and a "mystery team" has taken their place.

Word is the Philadelphia Phillies have signed Lee to a contract pending a physical.

Lee pitched the Phillies to the World Series last year in 2009, and beat the Yankees in games one and four. Then last winter the Phillies traded Lee to the Seattle Mariners in a three way trade that brought Roy Halladay to Philadelphia.

Now it appears the Phillies are ready to make up for lost time and bring Lee back to join Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels in a Phillies rotation that could be the greatest rotation ever!

The Yankees offered Lee a seven year deal worth $160 million. Lee has yet to get back to the Yankees, with many speculating that he would stay in his home town of Arkansas and pitch for Texas.

Yet, Lee is going home. As in going home to Philadelphia to a team and city he fell in love with a year ago.