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Justin Smoak
Cliff Lee has been traded around enough at this point for the Mariners to know if they were properly compensated for his services.
Unfortunately for the last two clubs to trade for the former Cy Young winner, the haul of young players they got in return has yet to make a major impact in either case. While those previous deals of course cannot be judged as failures, especially for the Phillies, it looks like Seattle may have finally gotten it right with the Rangers.
With a package centered around highly touted young first baseman Justin Smoak, Seattle got the big league-ready impact player that was lacking in the last two deals. And the supporting cast of young players also involved in the deal could pay of f for Seattle as well. Read more here
