Former Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee was unpleasantly surprised when the Phillies dealt him to Seattle. He didn’t sound enthused to make this move.

“At this point I’m a Mariner, so I have to try to make the best of it and go in to this season and try to get to the World Series with the Mariners,” he said during a radio interview. “Obviously my time with Philadelphia, I enjoyed every minute of it. It was just an unbelievable ride making it to the World Series and helping the team win. It was a lot of fun and I’m going to cherish it forever. And I was hoping to get back there three times in a row with the Phillies but that’s not going to happen, or at least I’m not going to be a part of it. But that’s the nature of the game when you don’t have a no-trade clause. You’re at the mercy of the team and if they decide to trade you then that’s how it goes.”

Lee looked like a lock to 20 games for the powerful Phillies, despite pitching in a hitter-friendly home park. Lee was 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA in Philly after winning just seven of 22 starts for the Indians last year.

On the plus side, Seattle’s cavernous Safeco Field is safe haven for fly ball pitchers. And Lee has proven more than capable of handling the superior AL hitting.

Will he be worth less as a Mariner than as a Phillie? Probably – and here are some other players who could suffer declining fantasy production in their new environment:

Kevin Gregg, RP, Blue Jays: He saved 61 games in two season for Florida, then converted 23 of 30 save opportunities as the Cubs closer last season. He wore down, though, and didn’t save a game after Aug. 15. Now Gregg is in Toronto competing with incumbents Scott Downs and Justin Frasor for a team that may not earn a lot of save opportunities.

Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos didn’t guarantee him the closing role when he signed him to a free-agent deal. “That'll be up to Cito (Gaston) to determine,” he told reporters. “We don't have anyone we've anointed the closer right now. He is certainly not going to be handed that job. He's going to have every opportunity to compete for that role.”

Jason Marquis, SP, Nationals: He has posted double-figure victory totals in six consecutive seasons. But after a solid showing in Colorado (15-13, 4.04 ERA), he heads to Washington to play for the rebuilding Nationals. Although his new team is working to upgrade its horrific defense and sporadic offense, it is a long way up from 59-103.

Fernando Rodney, RP, Angels: After saving 37 games for the Tigers last season, he will have to share the late-inning work in Anaheim with incumbent closer Brian Fuentes. Rodney’s 4.40 ERA last season suggest he is headed to the set-up role. Can Angels manager Mike Scioscia and Co. help him gain better control of his stuff? Can Rodney stay healthy?

“We're confident that as far as his past injuries related to his elbow, that he showed all year last year that his was durable,” Angels GM Tony Reagins told the Los Angeles Times. “His velocity was above average. Consistent. No effects of prior arm troubles.”

Jon Garland, SP, Padres: He was 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in six starts for the Dodgers after arriving from the Diamondbacks. Had he returned to LA, he could have continued that trend in a pitching-friendly environment. Instead he landed in San Diego for the perpetually rebuilding Padres. When asked to do too much – like extend his outings for an offensively challenged team – he gets exposed.

Alex Gonzalez, SS, Blue Jays: He enjoyed his brief stopover in Boston last season, hitting .284 with a ,453 slugging percentage in 44 games for the offensively potent Red Sox. (He had hit just .210 in 68 games for the Reds). Now this .247 career hitter is off to Toronto to play a defensive role in an unimposing lineup.

Hideki Matsui, DH-OF, Angels: He is in the twilight of his career at 35 years old. As a Yankee, he played all 142 of his games last season as a designated hitter and protected his creaking knees. That paid off as he hit .274 with 28 homers and 90 RBI – and then had enough left to hit .615 with three homers and eight RBI in the World Series.

In Los Angeles he figures to spend some time in the outfield. “It's much more important for us to have him in the lineup swinging the bat every day rather than forcing him to play the outfield,” Scioscia observed. “That being said, it would make us deeper if he could play the outfield two or three times a week.”

Scott Podsednik, OF,  Royals: He revived his career by hitting .304 and stealing 30 bases for the White Sox last season, Now he heads to a poor offensive team with a crowded outfield. Earlier the team added outfielder Brian Anderson and later the team added Rick Ankiel to the pile. Why?

Joel Pineiro, SP, Angels: He resurrected his career by going 15-12 with a 3.49 ERA in St. Louis last season. By throwing sinkers for a good defensive team in a bad NL division, he produced his best big league season. He also had the best control in the majors. But Pineiro won just one of his final six starts for the Cardinals last season and now moves to back to the AL, where he washed out with both the Mariners and Red Sox.

Kevin Millwood, SP, Orioles: His 3.67 ERA in Texas last season was the fourth-best mark in his career. (After the All-Star break, though, his ERA was 4.06). He was 8-3 at Rangers Ballpark with a 3.17 ERA. Now he moves from a potential offensive juggernaut to Baltimore, where he will pitch for an also-ran against AL East offenses.