Another ridiculous contract to a player that certainly will not be worth the money at the end of the deal.  Lee reportedly signs with the Astros for 6 years and $100 million.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=26743

I'm glad it's not the Padres paying him 16 million in 2012.  This also does mean that the power hitting options for left field are gone from the free agent market.  Are the Padres going to be content to start the year with Russell Branyan in left and Todd Walker at second?

I didn't particularly like the rumor in the previous diary, so I decided, hey, why don't I start one of my own.

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