Derrek Lee in 2006

[Andy]

.310, 36 homers, 110 RBIs, and around a .950 OPS. Solid season, better than any year he's had but 2005.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

.475 average, 93 HR, 248 RBI, 157 SB, 28-1 with a 0.73 ERA on the mound too

[Ding Dong Johnson]

.475 average, 93 HR, 248 RBI, 157 SB, 28-1 with a 0.73 ERA on the mound too

 

And Carp will go 1-19 with a 7.95 ERA before he is finally taken out back and shot

[octoberdreamin]

I actually enjoy these types of excercises in "what ifs" when they include actual numbers to back them up. That is where I can give credit to the Card's troll (I mean fan), sorry, for giving some very sobering numbers.

 

However, the biggest problem for the Cubs is that even if Lee settles into an an "average" of his vastly over-inflated '05 numbers and his career numbers, the Cubs will still need to make up that loss in production-most of which will be his not getting on base as much due to his OBP last season being .417 and his career and '04 being around .360.

 

I don't think he will revert to the "career numbers" Lee but hopefully he'll have at least a .290-300BA, 35-40HR, 90-100RBI and an OBP of .380-390 season. Again, however, those numbers will need to be made up somewhere else and unfortunately with the moves "to date" this offseason, I see the Cubs OF struggling to consistently score runs just like last season.