{"id":12429,"date":"2017-06-17T09:56:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T15:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=12429"},"modified":"2017-06-17T08:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T14:12:40","slug":"23-carlos-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/23-carlos-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"#23 – Carlos Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Carlos Lee<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a023<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0LF<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01999-2004<\/p>\n

Carlos Lee signed with the White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1994. \u00a0He worked his way through the minor league system, making his major league debut on May 7, 1999 against the A’s and hitting a home run in his first at bat. \u00a0Lee became the everyday left fielder and finished the year with a promising .293 average, 16 home runs, ans 84 RBIs. \u00a0He tied for seventh in Rookie of the Year voting with future teammate Billy Koch.<\/p>\n

The 2000 season saw Lee improve, upping his average to .301 and his home runs to 24, as the White Sox took home the Central Division title. \u00a0Like most of his teammates, Lee struggled in the ALDS against the Mariners, garnering only 1 hit in the 3 game series.<\/p>\n

While Lee struggled a bit in 2001, he became a south side folk hero on June 8, when he hit a walkoff grand slam<\/a> in the 10th inning against the rival Cubs. \u00a0He ended the year with a .269 average, 24 home runs, and 84 RBIs. \u00a02002 was more of the same, as his average dropped to .264 with 26 home runs and 80 RBIs.<\/p>\n

2003 was a bounce back year for Lee. \u00a0His average rebounded to .291 and he set new career highs with 31 home runs and 113 RBIs. \u00a0The effort was good enough for an 18th place finish in MVP voting.<\/p>\n

Lee put up another strong season in 2004. \u00a0He pushed his average up to .305 and again hit 31 home runs. \u00a0He set a career high with an OPS of .891. \u00a0Following the season, he was traded, along with Nelson Cruz, to the Brewers for Scott Podsednik, Luis Vizcaino, and a minor league throw-in.<\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Batting<\/b><\/caption>\n
BA<\/span><\/th>\nAt Bats<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRBI<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nDoubles<\/span><\/th>\nTriples<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nSB<\/span><\/th>\nGIDP<\/span><\/th>\nErrors<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0.316<\/span><\/td>\n212<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n67<\/span><\/td>\n38<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n42<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.288<\/span><\/td>\n3328<\/span><\/td>\n533<\/span><\/td>\n957<\/span><\/td>\n552<\/span><\/td>\n255<\/span><\/td>\n501<\/span><\/td>\n192<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n152<\/span><\/td>\n64<\/span><\/td>\n78<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n880<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n