Stop me if you’ve heard this one at some point over the past year and a half, but it appears that Cliff Lee’s arm issues are finally behind him. Having not seen live MLB action since July 31st of 2014, the former Cy Young Award winner has reportedly been given full medical clearance and is open to a return in 2016.
Cliff Lee has been throwing and he’s received medical clearance. If he finds the right fit, he will pitch in 2016.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 3, 2015
A combination of Lee’s elbow and forearm problems seemed to be subsiding entering spring training this past season, but after repeated inflammation in his throwing elbow and the eventual diagnosis of a tear in his common flexor tendon by Dr.