Post by raysgm on Feb 22, 2022 11:52:57 GMT -5
CLIFF LEE - SP - Toronto Blue Jays - Class of 2019
Cliff Lee played 11 seasons in the NSBL for 8 teams (TOR/ATL/FLA/SF/PIT/BAL/AZ/CHC) and is the owner of some of the most impressive individual seasons in league history. A very solid, albeit unspectacular pitcher for his first 5 seasons, Lee broke out in a big way after signing a 4 year free agent contract with Toronto in 2010. His age-32 season in 2011 was one for the ages; he went 20-8, with 13 CG and 7 SHO in 266 IP, posting a 2.33 ERA and 2.48 FIP, striking out 222, and only allowing 9 home runs. He won the AL pitching Triple Crown and was unsurprisingly named that year's AL Cy Young Award winner. Perhaps more impressive, he then followed that up with an equally strong 2012 season, going 20-9 with 10 CG and 6 SHO in 278 IP, a 2.27 ERA, 3.01 FIP, and 267 strikeouts, winning his second consecutive Cy Young. His career ends with a 138-109 records with 1 save in 338 G (337 GS), 46 CG, 22 SHO (a NSBL record at the time of retirement), 2309.1 IP, and a 3.30 ERA.
Cliff Lee played 11 seasons in the NSBL for 8 teams (TOR/ATL/FLA/SF/PIT/BAL/AZ/CHC) and is the owner of some of the most impressive individual seasons in league history. A very solid, albeit unspectacular pitcher for his first 5 seasons, Lee broke out in a big way after signing a 4 year free agent contract with Toronto in 2010. His age-32 season in 2011 was one for the ages; he went 20-8, with 13 CG and 7 SHO in 266 IP, posting a 2.33 ERA and 2.48 FIP, striking out 222, and only allowing 9 home runs. He won the AL pitching Triple Crown and was unsurprisingly named that year's AL Cy Young Award winner. Perhaps more impressive, he then followed that up with an equally strong 2012 season, going 20-9 with 10 CG and 6 SHO in 278 IP, a 2.27 ERA, 3.01 FIP, and 267 strikeouts, winning his second consecutive Cy Young. His career ends with a 138-109 records with 1 save in 338 G (337 GS), 46 CG, 22 SHO (a NSBL record at the time of retirement), 2309.1 IP, and a 3.30 ERA.