Height: 6-5
Weight: 245
Throws: R
Bats: R
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November 19, 2008
MLB says that Tribune has set a deadline of December 1st to bid on the Chicago Cubs, according to the Associated Press.
Our View:The Cubs' offseason moves probably won't be impacted by the sale of the team.
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October 5, 2008
Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS.
Our View:The Cubs had high hopes this season, but it ended in another heartbreak as they were swept in the series. Lee hit .545 over the three losses.
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September 25, 2008
Derrek Lee will not start on Thursday night against Pedro Martinez and the Mets according to the Daily News. Micah Hoffpauir will start in his place.
Our View:Lee has reached base 10 straight games. With everything locked up for the Cubs, they could very well sit a number of regulars in the coming days despite facing team's vying for playoff spots.
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September 16, 2008
Derrek Lee hit a home run in the Cubs contest on Monday, and manager Lou Piniella says it was the two-day break that re-energized him, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He's probably played more than anyone else we have. And it looks like it has [helped]," said the Cubs manager.
Our View:Lee has had a so-so year for fantasy owners, with just 19 home runs and 86 RBI. Many were expecting a lot more out of the big first baseman.
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September 15, 2008
Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday's win over the Astros. He is up to 19 home runs and 86 RBI.
Our View:Lee has been a fairly boring fantasy option since he hit .371-8-23-24 in April. He owns only six homers since May, and the Cubs need him to rediscover his power stroke if they hope to advance in the postseason.
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September 10, 2008
Derrek Lee went 1-for-5 on Wednesday night to drop his average to .295 on the year.
Our View:While the batting average is totally acceptable, Lee has been a virtual black hole of run production of late having hit just one home run in his last 38 games, a simply pathetic total for a middle of the order bat. In addition, he has knocked in just 14 runs over his last 35 games. He hasn't been awful, but after his hot start the results just haven't been there.
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September 6, 2008
Derrek Lee, who had not had an RBI in nine straight games, was 4-for-6 on Saturday and tallied three RBI in the process.
Our View:The Cubs offense had struggled of late but put up 14 runs on Saturday against the Reds.
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August 24, 2008
Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee did not start Sunday in the series finale against the Washington Nationals because of spasms on the left side of his neck and back, but said he was available to play, according to MLB.com.
Our View:Lee came out of Saturday's game after an awkward swing aggravated his back. He had a similar problem in May 2007, and was sidelined for one week.
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August 22, 2008
Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 and hit his 18th home run of the season, but it was not enough as the Cubs fell to the Washington Nationals by a score of 13-5.
Our View:Lee had not hit a home run in nearly a month, since July 27, so fantasy owners have to be pleased with the power. Overall it's been a solid but unspectacular season for Lee.
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August 16, 2008
Derrek Lee is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins, the Palm Beach Post reports. Daryle Ward will start at first base. Lee has played in 120 of the team's 122 games.
Our View:Lee is hitting only .227 since the All-Star break, and Ward punched out a game-changing three-run homer on Friday. We figure this move is just a way to get Lee a breather.
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August 12, 2008
The game between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves was rained out, and the teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow, according to Cubs.com.
Our View:Rich Harden will still get a start, but it will come in the second game of the doubleheader as Jason Marquis will take the ball for Chicago in the first game.
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August 4, 2008
Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has grounded into 22 double plays this season, the most in baseball, reports Cubs.com. The MLB record is 34, accomplished by Jim Rice.
Our View:Lee could very well set the record for GIDP, but as long as he keeps hitting home runs and driving them in, fantasy owners won't care. The Cubs play Houston this evening, and Lee is hitting .432 against the Astros this year.
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August 1, 2008
Derrek Lee went 0-for-3 on Friday to drop his average down to .290 as he extended his hitless streak to 13 AB the past three games.
Our View:Lee has only one hits in his last 18 AB (.056) dropping his average to its lowest point since June 30th. Lee also has only two home runs in his last 36 games proving that he is in one major slump.
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July 28, 2008
Derrek Lee was 3-for-5 with three RBI against the Brewers on Monday. He has five RBI in his past two games.
Our View:Lee now has 66 RBI and should continue to produce down the stretch for the Cubs. He is now hitting .299 on the year.
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July 20, 2008
The Cubs found more than enough offense to pull the win today, topping the Astros 9-0. First baseman Derrek Lee did his part, going 2-for-5 at the plate with his 27th double of the season to post three RBIs and one run scored on the day.
Our View:Fantasy owners may have been disappointed with early efforts, but Lee is getting on track with a few of his numbers this month. He's hitting .371 through July, though he has not homered since June 20th.
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June 28, 2008
Derrek Lee went 5-for-5 with three RBI for the Cubs. Lee leadoff the ninth inning with a double but was stranded when Bobby Jenks got Aramis Ramirez to groundout to short with the infield in and then retired Jim Edmonds on a grounder to second to end the game.
Our View:Lee now has 51 RBI on the season and the five-hit game raised his average to .298.
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June 15, 2008
Derrek Lee went 2-for-4, drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs scored their second straight victory over the Toronto Blue Jays winning two of the three-game interleague tilt.
Our View:Lee continues to have an MVP-like season. The first baseman is hitting .290 and has recorded 44 RBI and 48 runs scored in 69 games.
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June 13, 2008
Derrek Lee is serving as the Cubs designated hitter in tonight's interleague game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Our View:Micah Hoffpauir is getting the start at first base. This gives the Cubs another left-handed bat in the lineup against hard-throwing A.J. Burnett.
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June 7, 2008
Derrek Lee went 1-for-4 on Saturday as his batting average continues to plummet as its now down to .283.
Our View:Lee is 2-for-14 over the past four games, and just 3-for-24 since June began. As troubling is that he has just one home run in 11 games.
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May 26, 2008
Derrek Lee hit his 12th home run on Monday to support Ryan Dempster as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Monday afternoon.
Our View:Lee, who began April with a bang rewarding his fantasy faithful, is hitting .300 on the season with 41 runs, 36 RBI and three stolen bases.
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May 9, 2008
Derrek Lee, who entered play today in a 4-for-28 slump, homered off reliever Juan Cruz to give the Cubs a comfortable 3-1 lead in the eighth inning of Friday's win over the Diamondbacks.
Our View:Lee, absent his recent skid, has been MVP-good. Lee is hitting .322 with 30 runs scored, 25 RBI, two stolen bases and nine home runs.
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May 5, 2008
Derrek Lee has hit 12 homers over his career at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, according to MLB.com.
Our View:Lee got off to a strong start this season as he hit eight homers over 31 games, with 23 RBI and a .339 average, but he has not hit a homer over his last five games. Look for him to break out of his power skid, and add at least one long ball to his total during the three-game set against the Reds.
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April 30, 2008
Derrek Lee continues to surge in the early going as he finished April off by producing two hits and two runs while knocking in his 23rd RBI on Wednesday night.
Our View:Lee is simply lashing balls all over the yard as he is hitting .364 with an amazing 18 extra base hits in 27 games played.
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April 23, 2008
Derrek Lee pushed his average to .378 with four hits on Wednesday night.
Our View:Lee continues to be a huge source of production in the middle of the Cubs lineup as he aims to put last season's somewhat disappointing outing behind him.
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April 20, 2008
Derrek Lee continues to hit the cover off the ball. The Cubs first baseman registered another two hits on Sunday, two RBI, two runs scored and raised his average to .364.
Our View:The only thing missing is having Lee be more aggressive on the base paths. But, the 12-6 Cubs have not had a lot of reason to run as of late.
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April 19, 2008
Derrek Lee hit his seventh home run of the season on Saturday though he was removed in the sixth inning due to a sore neck, this according to the AP.
Our View:Lee said the issue was minor and that he expects to play on Sunday. Let's hope he does play cause he has been hotter than a skillet on the stove thus far.
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April 19, 2008
Chicago 1B Derrek Lee wasted no time getting busy against the Pirates today, hitting his seventh home run of the year off Tom Gorzelanny in the bottom of the first inning to put the Cubs up 0-2 on the Pirates.
Our View:SS Ryan Theriot had singled just before Lee went deep, giving Lee his 14th and 15th RBIs on the season.
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April 16, 2008
Derrek Lee hit his sixth HR of the early season for the Cubs as he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored on the night.
Our View:Lee backers hoped the power would return this season, and it certainly has in the early going. We remain slightly concerned that he hasn't attempted a steal so far, but that's quibbling with a guy who is hitting .393.
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April 15, 2008
Chicago 1B Derrek Lee put up some quality numbers in the Cubs' 5-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Lee went 3-for-5 at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the season.
Our View:Lee gathered three RBIs on the day and has five total RBIs over his last two games.
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April 13, 2008
Derrek Lee had another productive day on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI against the Phillies. The first baseman has eight extra-base hits and eight RBI over the last eight games.
Our View:Lee is in the midst of a streak that makes one believe he can get back to his 2005, MVP-like level. It's too early to make such claims, but fantasy owners have to love the start.
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April 11, 2008
Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth of the year, on Friday night for the Cubs. Lee scored a run and knocked in one as he continues to display the power bat that he lost a bit last year with four doubles and four home runs through 10 games.
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April 7, 2008
Derrek Lee, who went 4-for-4 on Saturday against Roy Oswalt, had another big hit for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday smashing his third home run of the season over the left center-field dormant-ivy to give the Cubs their second straight win. Lee is hitting .400 on the young season and is off to an MVP type start.
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April 5, 2008
Derrek Lee hasn't lost a step, going a perfect 4-for-4 against Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros in today's 9-7 win for the Cubs. Lee picked up his second double and his second homer on the season, both against Oswalt, and gathered two RBIs and three runs scored along the way. He now touts a seasonal batting average of .364 and continues to work as the offensive catalyst for the Cubbies.
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April 2, 2008
Derrek Lee hit his first home run of the season on Wednesday as he went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Lee has a lot to prove his year after a merely solid 2007 (.317-22-82) that was a far cry from his .335-46-107 numbers in the 2005 season. Lee will be a valuable piece this season, but he really needs to return to his running ways to offer the value many drafted him for (he has only 14 SB the past two seasons).
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March 19, 2008
Derrek Lee hit his first homer of the spring on Wednesday against Oakland. He needed it, as he was only hitting .154 heading into today's game. Hopefully he can get hot and end spring training on a high note.
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