We can put any Derrek Lee rumors to rest, as Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports that the Cubs first baseman has said he won’t accept a trade.
Previous reports had the Angels and Rangers potentially in the mix to acquire Lee, but the impending free agent has a no-trade clause in his five-year, $65 million contract.
Interestingly, two weeks ago Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reported that “some friends” of Lee “believe he would accept a deal to the right team” only to have Lee himself say, “I would bet that not one of my friends knows who Ken Rosenthal is.”
Presumably they know Bruce Levine.
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- Jonny5 - Jul 28, 2010 at 3:06 PM
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Hold the presses!!! Wasn’t Lee a character witness to Bradley over the blatant racism that abounds in Chicago? I’m surprised he hasn’t demanded a trade. I mean how could Lee stay in such a racist city?
