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The bidding war over free-agent Cliff Lee, the best starting pitcher on the market, is starting to heat up, with the Yankees and Lee's last team, the American League champion Texas Rangers, leading the pursuit of the lefty ace. The scuttlebutt at the winter meetings this week has largely focused on the potential length of Lee's next contract. Supposedly, Lee has let it be known that he would stay in Texas if the Rangers would give him a six-year deal, but Texas is believed to be holding the line at five. The Yankees, meanwhile, are reportedly going to offer Lee a six-year deal on Tuesday but don't want to offer more than that. Meanwhile SI.com's Jon Heyman has reported that there are two other unidentified teams willing to offer Lee a seven-year deal, one of which could well be the Washington Nationals, who just signed Jayson Werth to a ridiculous seven-year, $126 million contract last weekenRead more:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/cliff_corcoran/12/08/cliff.lee.projections/
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