Derrek Lee has a .976 OPS

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.307/.391/.586

 

Seriously, wtf? Where did this come from? What can we expect next season?

 

It seems like just a few weeks ago people wanted him benched for Hoffpauir, and now instead he's having (by far) the second best season of his career. Really weird

[C.C.]

I think his wrist is finally fully healed.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening. Even last year when he was the double play machine, and it was clearly an off year for him, he posted a .291/.361/.462. Even when hes not hitting, Id like to see Micah Hoffpauir field some of those throws that Theriot and Ramirez make. And next year, if hes struggling to reach the mendoza line in early May, I suggest that all of us, myself included show a lot more patience before calling for Hoffpauir, Fox, or the AAAAer dejour to take his place. I can guarantee he gets some MVP consideration this season. Obviously, the guy in St. Louis will take the trophy, but Lee deserves to be in the top 5, maybe 3.

[CubbieBum]

I saw that last night and almost started a thread about it. I haven't been paying nearly as much attention to the Cubs as normal the past week or two so when I looked at the box score last night I was surprised to see his avg at .307. I then wondered if he had hit 100 RBIs yet and that's when I noticed the ridiculous OPS. If we were winning the division he could very well be an MVP candidate, albeit a distant one to Pujols.

 

He just had a slow start like he always does. Let's remember this next season so when he is hitting .240 in mid-May we don't start saying he is done.

 

edit: he's OPSing 1.547 in September :shock:

[C.C.]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

I don't.

[javy knows my name]

I've said it before, but I hate that probably his last season of elite production is going to waste on this team.

[Banedon]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

I don't.

 

Yeah...I hope they get what they can for him. It's doubtful that he's going to get better moving forward.

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Since May 1- .328/.415/.640

[NCCubFan]

I think finally being recovered from the wrist injury is the main reason. But I also remember reading that it was determined that his daughter's eye disease was misdiagnosed and that she may not lose her eyesight after all. Perhaps this removed a mental distraction and that an improved mental state of mind could also be contributing to his rebound.

[C.C.]

His two best years are on wasted teams.

[Rob]

While Derrek has exceeded even my expectations, I would like to point out that I was one of approximately two people on this board who was still saying Derrek wasn't done all during that terrible start.

[jersey cubs fan]

While Derrek has exceeded even my expectations, I would like to point out that I was one of approximately two people on this board who was still saying Derrek wasn't done all during that terrible start.

 

Congratulations.

 

I was not one of the two.

[sneakypower]

his road OPS is just .882 so he's really not that great a player after all, it appears

[javy knows my name]

his road OPS is just .882 so he's really not that great a player after all, it appears

Either give me career road OPS or we don't use stats at all

[rocket]

if i'd have told you before the season that derrek lee was going to ops over .950, rich harden and milton bradley would remain relatively healthy, fukudome would be solid, and milwaukee would suck this year, you'd assume we'd run away with the division easily.

[Little Slide Rooter]

if i'd have told you before the season that derrek lee was going to ops over .950, rich harden and milton bradley would remain relatively healthy, fukudome would be solid, and milwaukee would suck this year, you'd assume we'd run away with the division easily.

 

But then youd have to tell me that Ramirez would be injured for a god chunk of the season, Marmol would walk everyone in sight, Bradley would be inconsistant at best and Soriano, Soto, and Fontenot would be relatively worthless.

[Flames24Rulz]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

I don't.

 

Yeah...I hope they get what they can for him. It's doubtful that he's going to get better moving forward.

 

Exactly.

 

He's been awesome this season but his value will never be higher than it is after this season. The thing that concerns me about that is we don't really know what the concept of selling high is, so we'll probably hold onto him.

[grassbass]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

I don't.

 

Yeah...I hope they get what they can for him. It's doubtful that he's going to get better moving forward.

 

Exactly.

 

He's been awesome this season but his value will never be higher than it is after this season. The thing that concerns me about that is we don't really know what the concept of selling high is, so we'll probably hold onto him.

 

The Cubs will probably hold onto him because of his no-trade clause and his lack of interest in waiving it.

[dew1679666265]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

They tried to trade him this past offseason and he wouldn't waive his NTC/10/5 rights. Even if they wanted to trade him this offseason, I doubt he'd agree to it.

[dew1679666265]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

I don't.

 

Yeah...I hope they get what they can for him. It's doubtful that he's going to get better moving forward.

 

Exactly.

 

He's been awesome this season but his value will never be higher than it is after this season. The thing that concerns me about that is we don't really know what the concept of selling high is, so we'll probably hold onto him.

 

The Cubs will probably hold onto him because of his no-trade clause and his lack of interest in waiving it.

 

Blast. Beat me by seconds.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

I don't.

 

Yeah...I hope they get what they can for him. It's doubtful that he's going to get better moving forward.

 

Exactly.

 

He's been awesome this season but his value will never be higher than it is after this season. The thing that concerns me about that is we don't really know what the concept of selling high is, so we'll probably hold onto him.

 

The Cubs will probably hold onto him because of his no-trade clause and his lack of interest in waiving it.

 

And the fact that even if he doesnt have another season like this year, you can still count on him for an OPS in the mid .800s-low .900s and 25-30 home runs, and I have no reason to believe that FoxPauir can produce at his level, and certainly nowhere near his defensive abilities. I want them to be in win now mode for 2010. If not, fine, trade Lee, trade Z, trade Lilly, dont resign Harden.

[Sammy Sofa]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

"Crap?"

 

The return for selling high on DeRosa is looking pretty good.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Lee is having his 2nd best year yet, and I really hope they dont pull the same sell high crap they did with DeRosa last year, which I can see happening.

 

"Crap?"

 

The return for selling high on DeRosa is looking pretty good.

 

I wasnt refering to the return on DeRosa as crap, I was refering to the move itself, trading him without an established backup. I suppose it looks a lot better now that DeRosa isnt doing so hot and probably needs wrist surgery.

[champaignchris]

Just for fun...

 

Jeff Stevens (26) AAA, 57.2 IP, 2.03 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 61 K

 

John Gaub (24) AA-AAA, 60 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 80 K

 

Chris Archer (20) A, 109 IP, 2.81 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 119 K

 

Stevens has already been called up to the Bigs and was pretty impressive during his time with the team in July. Less so in his infrequent appearances since. Although it's too soon to tell with Archer, I think there's a strong likelihood that Stevens and Gaub are fairly frequent contributors to the Cubs' pen over the next three or four years.

 

Considering DeRosa just turned 35 and has a career OPS+ of 97 (which, he has matched this year, by the way) I'd say, viewed in hindsight and in a vacuum, the DeRosa trade will probably look pretty good.

 

Problem is, it's just not the kind of trade teams that a team that thinks it's gunning for a title generally makes in the off-season.

[DiamondMind]

he's got 101 rbi's in 485 ab's currently...last time he had 100+ rbi's in a season was 2005, with 107, and that took him 594 ab's.