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This will be a crucial time for Derrek Lee.

The best-case scenario is that Lee returns — pain-free — to the Cubs lineup in the next few weeks.

The worst-case scenario is that if he continues to feel pain in his right wrist, he may have to explore the option of surgery.

Lee took some more swings off a batting tee Tuesday at Minute Maid Park and hopes to be back in the lineup soon. The Cubs first baseman has been on the disabled list with inflammation of his right wrist since July 24. He was also out from April 21-June 24 after he fractured the wrist, the result of a collision with the Los Angeles Dodgers' Rafael Furcal.

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