The Chicago Cubs trading Derrek Lee ranks as the CBSSports.com's Rumors blog's second-best August trade-deadline deal since 2001.

Just because it is after July 31st does not mean that trades are prevented from going down. The Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves are showing that by pulling off a deal that will send Cubs first ...

Former Cubs Mickey Morandini, Derrek Lee, Mitch Williams, Michael Barrett and Bobby Dernier signed autographs for the fans before taking the field for the game.

First baseman Derrek Lee has signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, who hope he can provide punch to a lineup that ranked 21st in home runs last season. As the highly anticipated ...

The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Derrek Lee to the Atlanta Braves for three pitching prospects, the team announced Wednesday. "It just felt right," Lee said. "The main thing is we have six ...

NEW YORK -- Derrek Lee was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to Pittsburgh on Saturday night, giving the surprising Pirates a proven bat as they try to stay close in the crowded NL Central race.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee used his rights as a player with 10 years’ big league experience and five years with the same team to reject a trade to the Angels last week. “It was very ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- The question brought a smile and a head nod from first baseman Derrek Lee, a nonverbal confirmation that he's excited about batting third in the Baltimore Orioles' revamped ...

Derrek Lee hasn%27t played in the majors since 2011; Chipper Jones said he isn%27t interested in returning; Juan Rivera is the top in-house candidate to replace Mark Teixeira at first base ...

First baseman Derrek Lee finalized a $7.25 million, one-year contract Thursday with the Baltimore Orioles, who hope he can provide punch to a lineup that ranked 21st in home runs last season.

Will 2010 be the last season for Derrek Lee as a Cub? Perhaps, but it looks like there is mutual interest on both sides: "The last time Derrek Lee was up for a new contract, he signed a five-year ...