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  JockBio: Carlos Lee Biography
Carlos felt lost at times during his first year of pro ball in the U.S. He would stay in his room alone and wait for the moment when he could leave for the ballpark.
Carlos defended himself by saying he wanted opponents to think he was slow so he could surprise them at crucial times.
Carlos belted 26 homers with 80 RBIs, and though he batted just.264, it was clear he was a different hitter.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/CLee/CLee_bio.html   (2643 words)

  
 Trade Winds Brewing: Rangers Add Carlos Lee - MLB - WSBTV.com | WSB
Lee appeared to be off the market with the Brewers still holding playoff hopes, but management changed its mind in the last day while coming to the conclusion that it wouldn't be able to re-sign the outfielder.
Lee was in the starting lineup as the designated hitter when the club opened up a three-game set with the Royals and went 2-for-4 in an 11-3 loss.
Lee was having a monster year in Milwaukee, batting.286 with 28 home runs and 81 runs batted in.
www.wsbtv.com /mlb/9592075/detail.html   (588 words)

  
 Carlos Lee : USAToday.com - Carlos Lee Biography from USAToday.com
Lee has never posted a 900 OPS as a major leaguer, and while the concerns about his weight are overstated, he's just an adequate outfielder now and he's likely to get worse.
Even if Lee hits 40 homers for the first time in 2007, the Astros' offense will struggle to finish in the top half of the NL, especially if the team's next move is to dump Morgan Ensberg.
ET KRIV-TV in Houston is reporting that Carlos Lee and the Astros have agreed to terms on a six-year contract.
fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=2734   (487 words)

  
 JT Sports Blog » Should the Brewers trade Carlos Lee?
But Lee, who turns 30 Tuesday, is eligible for free agency after this season and unless the Brewers can sign him to a multi-year deal at about $10-$11 million a year, Milwaukee could be left with only a compensatory draft pick if Lee leaves after this season.
lee should be the guy they build the outfield around, and then you can have your pick of cruz, hart, or hall in the outfield.
Carlos Lee is a sure 110 / 120 RBI man who hits 30 homers every year and strikesout less than 100 times.
www.journaltimes.com /nucleus/index.php?itemid=6294   (730 words)

  
 Astros land Carlos Lee, Woody Williams - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros, the NL's worst hitting team, signed outfielder Carlos Lee and right-hander Woody Williams on Friday, bolstering its offense and a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.
Lee, a two-time All-Star left fielder who played with Texas and Milwaukee last season, signed a six-year, $100 million deal, the largest contract in Astros history.
Lee's signing Friday was the third major free agent loss for the Rangers in the last two weeks.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/nl/astros/2006-11-24-carlos-lee_x.htm   (537 words)

  
 wfrv.com - Carlos Lee Hits 200th Homer In Brewers Win   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lee hit his 200th career home run, his first in 14 games, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 to salvage the finale of a three-game series Wednesday night.
Lee snapped a 3-for-30 slump by going 2-for-3 with two-run shot off Brandon Claussen (3-5), who fell to 1-6 in his career against Milwaukee.
Lee's homer was his 16th of the season and first since May 9.
wfrv.com /sports/local_story_145085534.html   (750 words)

  
 Carlos Lee News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carlos Lee news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
The Houston Astros, the NL's worst hitting team, signed outfielder Carlos Lee and right-hander Woody Williams on Friday, bolstering its offense and a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy...
Carlos Lee is ready to cash in on his career season.
www.topix.net /baseball-players/carlos-lee   (628 words)

  
 OnMilwaukee.com Sports: Point / Counterpoint: Should the Brewers keep Carlos Lee?
Let's face it, Lee is going to command lots of money, maybe somewhere in the neighborhood of $60 million over five years.
It's a message to Carlos Lee that the Brewers are hitching their wagon to his star.
This is not to compare Carlos Lee to Mr.
www.onmilwaukee.com /sports/articles/brewerslee052006.html   (856 words)

  
 Roch Around the Clock: Carlos Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Rangers pick up Carlos Lee AND the Brewers' minor league Player of the Year in 2005, outfielder Nelson Cruz, who happens to be batting.302 with 22 doubles, 20 homers, 73 RBIs and 17 stolen bases this season at Triple-A Nashville.
Carlos Lee will probably decline to his regular numbers which are still pretty good.
Carlos Lee has been a very comparable hitter to Tejada, more HR's, a little less average, walks a little more, strikes out more, but overall very similar production.
blogs.baltimoresun.com /sports_custom_roch/2006/07/carlos_lee.html   (1160 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Carlos Lee traded to Rangers in six-man deal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lee was scheduled to arrive about an hour before Friday night's game against Kansas City, and manager Buck Showalter planned on him hitting fourth behind Michael Young and Mark Teixeira.
Lee hit.286 with 28 home runs and 81 RBI in 102 games for Milwaukee, already his fifth straight season with at least 25 homers.
Lee is a.284 career hitter over eight seasons with the Chicago White Sox (1999-2004) and Milwaukee (2005-06).
usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2006-07-28-brewers-rangers-trade_x.htm   (892 words)

  
 SportsJustice: Carlos Lee bidding apparently inching toward $100 million
Lee already turned down 4 years 48 mil from Milwaukee last year, granted he might have just not wanted to play in Milwaukee, but you have to figure in today's market he's going to get at least 15 mil per year over at least 5 years.
Lee is probably overpriced (certainly Berkman deserves to be paid more than he) and maybe there are better options out there (Dave Roberts?), but on theing about Lee is that he's been fairly consistent.
Lee's only offensive negative is that he doesn't walk as often as you'd prefer.
blogs.chron.com /sportsjustice/archives/2006/11/carlos_lee_bidd.html   (9379 words)

  
 Carlos Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros.
On November 24 2006, it was reported that Lee had agreed to a 6-year, $100 million contract with the Houston Astros.
Lee owns and operates a cattle ranch in Panama during the offseason.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carlos_Lee   (561 words)

  
 Carlos N. Lee MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
Outfielder Carlos Lee, one of the top free agents on the market, signed with the Astros, a source close to the negotiations said Friday.
Lee, a two-time All-Star left fielder who played with the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers last season, is coming off his fifth consecutive season with at least 30 home runs and 99 RBI.
Lee, 30, has spent his career in hitter's parks and has become one of the most consistent sluggers in baseball.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/21607   (303 words)

  
 mkeonline.com - Carlos Lee
In 1994, while most 17-year-olds were playing ball on high school teams, Lee was reporting to the Chicago White Sox minor-league camp.
On May 7, 1999, Lee launched that first home run in the majors, the first of many.
Lee has since left the Windy City behind, making the trek up north to Milwaukee to join the Brewers.
www.mkeonline.com /story.asp?id=315539   (432 words)

  
 BaseballMuse Blog: Carlos Lee, Pouring It On
Instead, Lee has stormed out of that slow start and is now hitting.281 with 17 HR and 60 RBI.
Lee followed his poor April with a.304 average in May and a.339 average thus far in June.
Carlos Lee has had his season H% fluctuate between 26% and 33% over his career.
www.baseballmuse.com /2005/06/carlos-lee-pouring-it-on.html   (510 words)

  
 Talkin' Baseball & Brewers » Is it moving time for Carlos Lee?
If there is even the possibility that Lee’s value will exceed the Brewers’ ability to pay him or he doesn’t want to come back, Milwaukee needs to move him for starting pitching and potentially a leadoff hitter.
Lee is the most overrated commodity in baseball: A slow slugger who hits just enough HRs to make you think he's a star and who can't field worth a damn.
The "no-brainer" answer is No....It is time to SIGN Carlos Lee to a long term contract with the money the new ownership promised to use.
www.journaltimes.com /nucleus/index.php?itemid=5843   (1068 words)

  
 Roch Around the Clock: Carlos Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carlos Lee for $90 million is a better deal than Alphonso Soriano at $136 million.
Lee is obviously going to be a great addition to the lineup if we get him - but don't expect the lineup to change that much.
KRIV-TV in Houston is reporting that Carlos Lee and the Astros have agreed to terms on a six-year contract.
blogs.baltimoresun.com /sports_custom_roch/2006/11/carlos_lee.html   (3889 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Carlos Lee
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Entering Tuesday's game, Carlos Lee, who is a free agent after this season, was batting.332 with nine home runs and 34 RBI since being acquired from the Brewers in July.
Carlos Herrera, an assistant coach at REL who worked with the defensive line, was placed on administrative leave with pay......
Carlos Lee Noriel (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball, currently playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/carlos_lee   (789 words)

  
 BaseballMuse Blog: Carlos Lee and the Brew Crew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carlos Lee is leading the National League in RBI.
He and Albert Pujols stand between Derrek Lee and a Triple Crown and in the case of Carlos, it may remain that way all season.
Jenkins will be the key to Carlos Lee continuing to put up the kind of numbers he has so far.
www.baseballmuse.com /2005/08/carlos-lee-and-brew-crew.html   (418 words)

  
 JS Online:
Carlos Lee turned down an average salary of $12.75 million from the Brewers.
Lee, who makes $8.5 million this season, ranked among the National League leaders with 28 home runs and 81 runs batted in, and along with the Washington National's Alfonso Soriano was considered one of the top sluggers on the trade market.
"Carlos Lee made a decision that he wanted to be a free agent, and we respect that decision.
www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=477507   (1455 words)

  
 wfrv.com - Brewers Trade Carlos Lee To Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Lee, who can become a free agent after this season, is hitting.286 with 28 home runs and 81 RBIs.
Trading Lee also made sense for the budget-conscious Brewers because they have several highly regarded young outfield prospects -- although Cruz was considered the most promising.
Lee reportedly turned down a four-year, 48 (M) million dollar contract extension offer from the Brewers yesterday, setting the stage for the trade.
wfrv.com /sports/local_story_209115017.html   (642 words)

  
 CD Baby: CARLOS LEE: Bossa Maximus
Normally when whatmusic.com releases an album we either already know a lot about the artists or can quite easily track them down through the original record label owners, producers, sidemen etc. Even if the artist is no longer living, there's usually somebody who's more than happy to fill in details of their lives.
However, with Carlos Lee, it was a chance sighting online of this LP for sale secondhand that provoked our curiosity.
Carlos sings of the Rio of sea and sand, the early morning sun in this early song from 70s singer songwriter César Costa Filho.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/carlos   (1050 words)

  
 Carlos Lee signs with Astros - NYYFans.com Yankees Message Board
The competition for free-agent outfielder Carlos Lee appears to be down to three teams, including the Orioles, and the slugger could make a decision by the weekend.
Lee is widely considered the best remaining run producer on the free-agent market, which is why he already has an offer worth at least $14 million a year for five years, according to a high-ranking club official from an American League team in pursuit of Lee.
HOUSTON -- Free-agent slugger Carlos Lee has agreed to terms on a six-year contract with the Houston Astros, according to a Houston television station.
forums.nyyfans.com /showthread.php?p=3754223#post3754223   (2046 words)

  
 FOX Sports - Fantasy Baseball - Daily dose: Carlos Lee dealt to the Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carlos Lee reportedly rejected the Brewers' final offer of a four-year contract extension worth $48 million Thursday night, and as I'm typing this very sentence Friday morning, there are reports Milwaukee will be trading Lee to Texas in a six-player deal.
The assumption had been that Lee would be flipped for young players, but instead the key players coming back to Milwaukee are the 28-year-old Mench and 31-year-old Cordero.
I expected the Brewers to give Cruz a chance to replace Lee in their outfield, so including him in the deal with Lee is a bit of a shocker.
msn.foxsports.com /fantasy/story/5824854   (627 words)

  
 Carlos Lee : MLB Legends
Carlos Lee was the White Sox’s most consistent offensive threat from start to finish, leading the team in RBIs and raising his average nearly 30 points from 2002.
Carlos Lee is going to have to shoulder a lot more of the load should Frank Thomas, Magglio Ordonez or Paul Konerko get traded during the season.
The White Sox can’t afford to keep all three of them, so he’s going to have to find a way to combine the best parts of his ’03 and ’02 seasons to reach the potential that he has, and keep the White Sox alive in a weak AL Central.
www.mlb-legends.com /hitters/carlosLee.php   (203 words)

  
 Chicago White Sox, Kelly Wunsch, Jose Santiago, Carlos Lee, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com
NEW YORK -- Outfielder Carlos Lee agreed Friday to a $15 million, two-year contract with the Chicago White Sox, who also agreed to an $800,000, one-year deal with pitcher Kelly Wunsch.
Lee gets $6.5 million next season and $8 million in 2005.
Lee, 27, hit.291 last season with 31 homers, 113 RBI and 18 steals, all career highs.
cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/6938428   (393 words)

  
 Carlos Lee - ProSportsDaily Forums
Carlos Lee hitting 5th in our line up would be more than ok with me. Defensively, he's so so.
Lee would make more then 8.5 in free agency so the Brewers will pick up his contract virtually guarenteed.
Lee knows he's going to get mega bucks after '06 as long as he puts the numbers up again.
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=24257   (1723 words)

  
 Carlos Lee - ProSportsDaily Forums
Especially since Lee is a Free Agent at the end of the year and will demand a ton of money.
The White Sox are shopping Lee a lot because he is going to want around $10 million a year when he hits F/A after next season.
So lee may be the best current player that's being offered for RJ, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Arizona will accept the Sox's offer over someone else's just because Lee is included.
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?p=88122   (1699 words)

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