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Re: Derrek Lee says that he wants to stay with the Cubs <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-2190">2190</a>]</b>
2/21/06, 11:18am
>Last year, Lee had a monster year.  He hit .300 (.335) for the
>first time in his career, his OBP was over .400 (.418) for the
>first time in his career, and his SLG was over .600 (.662) for
>the first time in his career.  If I'm the Cubbies, I make him
>do it again before I shell out the really big bucks.  

He also had an OPS of 1.000 or more in EACH month of the season, so he never had a let down.  It would probably be wise for the Cubs to sign him to a four-five year contract now, as if they wait til the end of this season, his market price just might get a little higher.

I think he is good for near 2005 numbers for the next 3-4 years (2005 was probably his career best year because of the BA and OBP numbers, which I do not think he will repeat).

[Reedster from Sylmar/CA]
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