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April 10, 2006^7:16pm
Jaydawg^7
Cubbies sign Derrek Lee to a five-year contract extension for $65 million
msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5492806
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     Brilliant move for the north siders.  All they need to do now is to find a quality pitcher who doesn't spend much of his time on the D.L.  Back in '94 and '95, I saw D-Lee play single-A ball for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was quite impressed.  He hit a slider well over the center field fence into the parking lot.  The other Quake who impressed me was their catcher, Raul Casanova, who had good defensive skills.  I remember thinking at the time that Lee and Casanova would both make it to the big leagues, but D-Lee would have a much larger impact.  None of the other players on that team stood out for for me and I can't recall ever hearing any of their names again.