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Article: Cubs add Lewis but could lose Ohman
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 15, 2002
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Cubs manager Don Baylor was pleased to add free-agent outfielder
Darren Lewis' defense and experience Monday, particularly when he
needs to sit center fielder Corey Patterson against tough left-
handed pitchers. Lewis, a right-handed hitter, signed a one-year deal
with a base salary of $500,000 to return to Chicago, where he played
for the White Sox in 1996 and '97.
"I felt the Cubs were the best situation to have an opportunity at
a ring," Lewis said.
But Baylor also sounded an ominous note of warning about his
pitching depth by revealing that left-hander Will Ohman is scheduled
to visit Dr. Lewis Yocum on Wednesday in California. Ohman, who
recently hurt his left elbow in winter ball in ...