03-25-2007, 04:57 PM
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Lee loses 1B battle by request
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Several weeks ago, while still in the Nationals' Minor league camp, first baseman Dmitri Young vowed that he would be on the team's 25-man roster. He kept that promise, as his competitor, Travis Lee, requested and received his unconditional release on Sunday.
Lee told general manager Jim Bowden that he no longer had the passion to play the game.
"During the conversation, [Travis] explained to me that it was a difficult decision for him, but he didn't have the passion to play the game anymore," Bowden said. "He felt that way last year, and he hoped it could be rekindled this year. But his passion to play has not come back. As he looked around our clubhouse and saw the amount of passion that the players have, he realized that it was in the best interest for him at this time to give up baseball."
A source close to Lee said the left-handed-hitting first baseman felt he didn't have a chance to make the team because Young is a switch-hitter and that the organization likes prospect Kory Casto at first base. Lee was 8-for-30 (.267) with a home run and seven RBIs this spring.
Asked if Lee was retiring, the source said, "I don't know."
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The Official Site of The Washington Nationals: News: Washington Nationals News
Sounds to me like there never really was a battle based on what i heard in this article and that Lee is retiring. I think that Lee would've been a good fit with the Nationals as a defensive replacement and a spot starter, but apparently he didn't agree and appears to be done with pro baseball altogether.
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Lee loses 1B battle by request
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