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7/28 Lee says no to deal
Derrek Lee has invoked his 10-and-5 rights and rejected a proposed trade to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Lee did not want to comment prior to Wednesday’s game, saying he had talked to Cubs general manager Jim Hendry about his options but was keeping those discussions private. Hendry confirmed Wednesday that Lee was invoking his rights and wanted to finish the season with the Cubs.
The Angels were looking for another bat after Kendry Morales was injured. Lee does have a full no-trade clause and is owed about $4.95 million for the rest of the season. But he also has been in the league for 10 years and five with the same team, which gives him the right to veto any deal.
Lee, who will be a free agent after this season, is batting .248 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs, well off his usual pace. In 17 games since July 6, he is hitting .333 with 17 runs, seven doubles, one homer and eight RBIs.
The Rangers also were looking at adding a right-handed bat who could play first but Lee, 34, was not a good fit.
– Carrie Muskat
10/16 Hitting coach update
The Cubs have asked the Rangers for permission to talk to Rudy Jaramillo about filling their hitting coach vacancy. Jaramillo, 59, broke ties with the Rangers when the team offered a one-year deal for 2010, not a multi-year contract. Jaramillo is at the top of the Cubs’ list to fill the job. Cubs GM Jim Hendry would not confirm whether he’s talked to Jaramillo, who has been the Rangers hitting coach since 1995, and is still under contract until Oct. 31.
– Carrie Muskat
9/4 Cubs claim RHP Diamond
The Cubs have claimed right-handed pitcher Thomas Diamond off the waivers from the Rangers. He will join Triple-A Iowa’s roster.
Diamond was 2-3 with a 4.20 ERA in 38 games with Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma this season. He missed time in early May because of right shoulder tendinitis. A first-round pick in the 2004 Draft, Diamond was named the Nolan Ryan Minor League Pitcher of the Year in ’05 after going 13-4 with a 3.53 ERA at Class A Bakersfield and Frisco.
– Carrie Muskat
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