according to fangraphs' player valuations - yeah i know, they're probably a bit inflated - and projecting out this year, lee has been worth almost $30m a year the last 3 years. so he's probably not that valuable, but if you look at his peers, he's been nearly as good as halladay the last 3 years, pretty much the same as sabathia. halladay was just given $20m/year in his mid 30s and sabathia was given $23m/year over 7 years. john lackey just got $16.5m/year from the red sox, a.j. burnett got the same, mark buehrle makes $13m/year, hell jeff suppan and randy wolf are making right around $10m/year. if you called cliff lee's agent and offered $40m over 4 years, you'd very quickly hear a dial tone on the other end of the line. if we're talking 4 year contracts, he should probably be aiming for about $80m. Based on his style I think he is a guy who could last until he 40. With Lilly gone if we move Zambrano I would make a strong offer Lee. I agree on the Butler part, you could maybe buy low on him this year.