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Is Carlos Lee worth keeping in a pitcher's park with his defensive flaws? I like his slugging and OBP upside as my RBI man (I have him batting cleanup), but I wonder if having to replace him defensively with him being the clean up hitter will hurt me in the long run. I have considered Manny Ramirez instead. He is about the same price with slightly better def. (4(-1)) arm vs. Lee 4(+2) and less slugging/RBI potential.

Or, perhaps a helpful vet out there can suggest a better left fielder in this situation?

If I had to choose between those two I would go with Carlos Lee who is an ironman and can never get injured. Manny is an injury risk.

I have Lee in RFK and he's been pretty bad: through 102 games (378 AB)he's .251/ .302/ .426, with 12 HR (at home he's .222/ .266/ .339). Even against lefties, with 109 AB he's .284/ .350/ .422.

By contrast, a weaker LH hitter, Aaron Hill, is .293/ .333/ .461 at home, suggesting that Lee's numbers aren't simply due to a lack of sub-par RH pitching.