I thought it was insane of them. Theo wasted his time at the trade deadline and let Lee go to the Phillies.
I cannot understand how a team will take the best pitcher on the planet, without question, under 25 years old, and NOT build around him. It made no sense. You could sign Felix to a 10 year contract RIGHT NOW..and he'd be a year older than Halladay when the contract would be finished [i didn't check the ages, I'm too lazy, but I presume I can't be more than a year off].
I would rather go bankrupt as a team than trade Felix if I was the Mariners GM. f*** that.
If I was the Mariners, and I absolutely had to trade him...I'd START by asking for Youkilis AND Buchholz with maybe a little Pedroia thrown in. From the Yankees, Hughes, Joba, Jackson and Montero MIGHT keep me from hanging up on you.
He's that good.