Astros Sign Carlos Lee!!!!

[Big Pimp_21]

6 years. $100 million.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2674398

[Melmart1]

You guys seriously overpaid for that lazy bastage. As a Rangers fan I was beyond excited when he got traded here but his fielding is horrible and his work ethic is worse. Maybe new team, big contract, clean slate.... I wish you guys the best but he is going to need to step it up fielding-wise with the speedy little base runners playing small ball in the NL.

[Big Pimp_21]

Well, the 'Stros main need has been offensive production the last few years. Lee/Berkman/Ensberg/Huff is a pretty powerful combo. Hopefully they re-sign Pettitte and maybe bring in Woody Williams. Then they will be in a good position to get back to the Series. If you throw in a half season of the Rocket...thats just a bonus.

[King]

He's going to be a monster with the short porch in left at Minute Maid. Overpaid, sure - but every contract is absurd now. Look at Gary Matthews Jr. Astros needed offense, they got offense.

[T Park]

:lol

100 million for 6 years for him?

Do the Astros know there is no DH in the National League? :lmao


Aubrey Huff's price would be perfect for the Cardinals to sign him and put him in right field.

Como that with signing Luis Gonzalez, resigning Jeff Weaver, signing a Ted Lilly or other pitcher of that ilk, and the Cards will be right back where they were this past October :)

[leemajors]

i'm glad they are making an effort to add a bat. hopefully lee will do well.

[Big Pimp_21]

Now Woody is official too.
2 years @ $12.5 million.

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061124&content_id=1745768&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

[Dro210]

Some of you guys should stick to basketball, lol... great sign

[Melmart1]

We should stick to basketball because we don't agree with your opinion of it being a great signing? :rolleyes Whatever. The dozen or so peeps that actually do want to talk baseball here all need to stay... maybe it's you with your 1 baseball post trying to tell people to stick to basketball that needs to leave.

[dallaskd]

Good job boys you got an aging, over weight average outfielder on the decline, but he can still hit so yeah its deffently worth 100 mil

[dallaskd]

shouldve signed GMJ instead but the angels got em.

[leemajors]

shouldve signed GMJ instead but the angels got em.

they already have a great cf on the up and up - gwj is over 30 already. i am optimistic about the lee signing - he's a righty with that short porch, taveras can already cover at least a third of left already, and if he learns to play the wall right that would be a plus. it can't hurt to add a bat like his to a run deficient team like the stros - if he bats behind berkman he will have plenty of opportunity to drive in runs - if he hits well berkman gets more pitches to hit. it may not pan out but is worth the risk.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Way to-fuckin-go Texas. First DeRosa, then Matthews, now Lee? :pctoss

[Melmart1]

What did you want to do? Whip out the checkbook and pay almost $200 million combined for a lazy glover with an ageing bat and two guys who werent even blips on the radar a year ago and are over 30? Fuck that! Signing solid guys like Catolonatto to short years and money is better.

It's not liek they are being cheap. They bid $27 million for Matsuzaka, way more than I imagined they would. But big teams like the Red Sox can bid more. They will also regret it more later on.

[T Park]

GMJ and his one season? no thanks...

Rangers just need to go after guys like Huff, Belliard, and others.


Huff would replace Lee just fine.