It’s no secret that Derrek Lee has completely fallen off the radar this season. He has miraculously managed to hit 4 balls out of the ballpark, but all of his numbers are way down from career averages. He’d have trouble hitting home runs right now if they moved the fence in to the edge of the infield dirt. The man who will probably replace him next season, or this season if he keeps playing like crap, is one Micah Hoffpauir, who has some good numbers in a limited number of big league plate appearances. He’s old for a guy just breaking into the bigs, but he’ll put up much better numbers than the aging Lee, who should probably be thinking about retirement and which country club he wants to belong to.

Tags: baseball, chicago cubs, Derrek Lee, Micah Hoffpauir