ESPN is reporting Carlos Lee signed with Houston on a 6 year contract.
ESPN is reporting Carlos Lee signed with Houston on a 6 year contract.
Here is the story from ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2674398
Doesn't look like the Astros will be interested in Dunn anymoreSource: Astros sign Lee to six-year, $100M deal
ESPN.com news services
Carlos Lee is staying in Texas, but not with the Rangers.
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2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
161 37 116 102 .355 .300
A source told ESPN's Jayson Stark that the Houston Astros were set to announce Friday afternoon that they have signed the free-agent slugger to a six-year, $100 million deal. The only significant non-monetary clause in the contract is that Lee will have a complete no-trade clause for the first four years of the contract and a limited no-trade for the final two years.
The Astros were one of several teams bidding for Lee, joining the Philadelphia Phillies, who failed to land Alfonso Soriano; Baltimore Orioles, who Stark previously reported had made serious overtures to Lee; and San Francisco Giants.
"We're in the mix, definitely," Orioles vice president Jim Duquette said Tuesday.
Lee batted .300 with 37 homers, 116 RBI and 19 steals with Texas and Milwaukee this year.
"He's a nice-looking player, someone who would definitely draw some interest," Phillies GM Pat Gillick said Monday, adding he has spoken to Lee's representatives.
Lee earned $8.5 million last season. Soriano's deal with the Chicago Cubs, which averages $17 million per year.
The 30-year-old outfielder has averaged 33 homers and 111 RBI over the last four seasons. He's also been durable, having played at least 150 games in six of his eight seasons in the majors.
Lee is listed at 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds and there have been questions about him being out of shape, but Gillick said his size isn't a concern.
"Lee is a heck of an athlete," Gillick said.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
$100M for 6 years?!?! I'm sure glad we didn't throw that kind of money at him.
Now watch Zito get something like over 100M from the Mets next...
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I was happy to see him out of the brew crew but now he landed with another division foe. OK so the question is what do we did in response?
Get a good pitcher!Originally Posted by thatcoolguy_22
Lots of no trade clauses being handed out in these crazy contracts this offseason...
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
More like 3!!!
How about what we do is sign Tonya Harding and bodyguards to take care of Lee and Berkman in Spring Training!
Money aside, I hate to see him go to Houston. It definitely improves them.
With this signing it eliminates one more team that we could dump Dunn on:thumbdown
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
I think there are plenty of teams that would love for us to "dump Dunn" on them.
i think that the term "dump" is rather harsh...
I like that an intradivisional rival is floating big money; maybe it will prick the conscience of the hometeam to get out there and make some noise instead of Scrooging the Reds with "unsexy moves that 'make you a winner.'"
I like that it puts Castellini and his "I am not patient" credo to the test.
Hell, I hope the Cardinals are next. I'm calling Castellini's bluff.
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No doubt. Their offense goes from okay to very good. At least for a couple of seasons. Sure they have rotation issues, but who doesn't in the NL Central.
Simply put, the Astros are DEFINITELY better than they were yesterday. I can't say that for the Reds' moves.
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