05-04-2010, 04:04 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->It's very curious that there's been no hint of extension talk between the Cubs and star first baseman Derrek Lee, who can become a free agent at year's end. The Cubs have given out some big free-agent deals, <b>but they should try to take care of their own players when possible</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why?
I'm curious what you guys think about that? I read and hear that a lot...that a team should "take care of their players." Usually it means giving a lot of money to aging stars.
Isn't that the very subject that caused all the howling about Ryan Howard's contract last week?
<!--coloro:#0000FF--><!--/coloro-->I am a huge D Lee fan. Huge. I like his play, his demeanor, his class, his inner strength, his fielding prowess and his bat.<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> But if we can find a better option at first base, I don't feel as if we'd be kicking Lee to the curb. The Cubs have already blessed him with a $65 million dollar contract. The Cubs paid him tens of millions <i>before</i> that. Think about that...<i>tens of millions</i>!
The Chicago Cubs have made Mr. Lee one of the richest people on planet earth; I don't know the exact ranking, but I would guess that, in wealth, he's in the upper 1% of all humans on earth. In fact, he's likely in the upper .0001 %.
Why do we <i>owe</i> him another gigantic paycheck so that he can ride off into his sunset years in even more unimaginable wealth?
Why?
I'm curious what you guys think about that? I read and hear that a lot...that a team should "take care of their players." Usually it means giving a lot of money to aging stars.
Isn't that the very subject that caused all the howling about Ryan Howard's contract last week?
<!--coloro:#0000FF--><!--/coloro-->I am a huge D Lee fan. Huge. I like his play, his demeanor, his class, his inner strength, his fielding prowess and his bat.<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> But if we can find a better option at first base, I don't feel as if we'd be kicking Lee to the curb. The Cubs have already blessed him with a $65 million dollar contract. The Cubs paid him tens of millions <i>before</i> that. Think about that...<i>tens of millions</i>!
The Chicago Cubs have made Mr. Lee one of the richest people on planet earth; I don't know the exact ranking, but I would guess that, in wealth, he's in the upper 1% of all humans on earth. In fact, he's likely in the upper .0001 %.
Why do we <i>owe</i> him another gigantic paycheck so that he can ride off into his sunset years in even more unimaginable wealth?
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