07-26-2010, 05:48 PM
<!--quoteo(post=108065:date=Jul 26 2010, 03:55 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Jul 26 2010, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If Lee waives his NTC, it's doubtful we would get much back for him. Also, and this might have been covered, I'm not entirely certain Lee would qualify as a type A free agent. If he is type B, there is no reason for the Cubs to even offer him arbitration, as he will be vastly overpaid even with a 20 percent cut in salary.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think it's a certainty that he will be an A. After the year he put together last year, he only had to put up mediocre numbers to get into that category. He'll be an A, which actually doesn't bode well for the Cubs in terms of compensation. If he was a B, we could get a sandwich pick no problem.
I think it's likely the Cubs resign Lee if he's not traded. He won't get a major league contract with another team because nobody is going to want to give up a 1st or 2nd round pick for him as a 1 year fill in. Couple that with the fact that there's not much on the free agent market, and it's a pretty good fit. The Cubs get an extra year to try to come up with a 1st baseman and Lee gets a major league contract.
If not, then Nady could be the solution at 1st. Short of an Adrian Gonzalez trade, I don't think there's any better options than those two.
I think it's a certainty that he will be an A. After the year he put together last year, he only had to put up mediocre numbers to get into that category. He'll be an A, which actually doesn't bode well for the Cubs in terms of compensation. If he was a B, we could get a sandwich pick no problem.
I think it's likely the Cubs resign Lee if he's not traded. He won't get a major league contract with another team because nobody is going to want to give up a 1st or 2nd round pick for him as a 1 year fill in. Couple that with the fact that there's not much on the free agent market, and it's a pretty good fit. The Cubs get an extra year to try to come up with a 1st baseman and Lee gets a major league contract.
If not, then Nady could be the solution at 1st. Short of an Adrian Gonzalez trade, I don't think there's any better options than those two.