Since I almost took things off course, my actual opinion on the topic is that I like Carlos Lee. Do I want to lock him up long term? Heck no. Do I want him to play LF for most/all of this year? Heck yes. I'd love to count on rookies, but you can't really. If you plug Hart/Cruz in there from the getgo you might be lucky to get a guy who bats .240 with 15 HRs a whole pile of Ks and a .300 OBP. Hardy is a pretty good hitter and look how long it took him to put it together. The Brewers are at a point where they can afford a guy like Carlos Lee, average or not, and don't need to go with rookies. Yeah, if you can get a ton of value for him in a trade, and you have someone else at the major league level to put in LF, go ahead. Carlos Lee and his contract just seem like a trade deadline deal waiting to happen. He's not locked up long term, he's a proven power bat, he's smart on the bases and won't kill you in the field. He's also played in a big market (Chicago), so that won't make teams shy away, and he produces. Up until that point, he should serve the Brewers well as we develop some of our other OFers behind him this season.