PLAYING TIME: Lee moves on to Miami
Jul 4 2012
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Lee trade creates ripples
In a late-day from-out-of-nowhere story Wednesday, Carlos Lee (1B, MIA) finally agreed to be traded, but to MIA not LA, in return for prospect Matt Dominguez (3B, HOU) and a low-minors pitcher. Lee will play 1B for the Marlins, who in a corresponding move optioned Gaby Sanchez (1B, MIA) to AAA New Orleans—immediately after he'd hit a game-tying HR vs. MIL in a 7-6 win. But Sanchez—.194/.204 BA/xBA, 3 HR and a 70 PX in 183 AB—hasn't been roster-worthy since his fine 2011 1H, and there's nothing in his recent performance that suggests he might be in the future.
Dominguez will report directly to HOU from AAA-New Orleans, where he'll be given a shot at taking AB away from Chris Johnson...
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