Fans, get out your ice packs, not only have we been slapped in the face, we just got smacked with Mark Shapiro’s backhand followed by Larry Dolan’s knockout right-handed hook to the jaw.

This is as low as it gets.

At least last year, we knew CC wasn’t coming back and we got top notch prospects.

With a full season left on Cliff Lee's contract, this was a blatant salary dump and the Philadelphia Phillies, according to my law enforcement sources, are being investigated for highway robbery.

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Nick Carrabine
NCarrabine@News-Herald.com