The Houston Astros lose LF Carlos Lee for the next 6-8 weeks
Carlos Lee will miss the next 6-8 weeks after breaking his left pinkie finger. This could be the injury that causes the Astros to finally start pawning off some veterans in trade as Lee is not replaceable. Lee has played in 115 games for the Astros this season and he is 137 for 436 (.314 avg, .937 OPS) with 61 runs scored, 28 homers, 100 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Lee also only whiffed an amazing 49 times this season which is incredible for a player with his power. The Astros will shift Darin Erstad from CF to LF to replace Carlos Lee. Erstad has played in 101 games this season for the Astros and he is 55 for 197 (.279 avg, .687 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 2 homers and 19 RBIs. Michael Bourn will retain his old starting gig in CF from Erstad. Bourn has played in 100 games this season for the Astros and he is 82 for 358 (.229 avg, .583 OPS) with 42 runs scored, 4 homers, 16 RBIs and 33 stolen bases. Having Erstad in LF will improve the Astros’ defense as Lee is not a good defender but his bat will certainly be missed big time by the Astros.
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