Hee Seop Choi was the replacement for Mark Grace (with a short interval of Fred McGriff thrown in between). But the Cubs--wisely, it turns out--turned Choi into Derrek Lee. Choi entered his age 27 season this year with a career major league line of .240/.349/.437. Passable, but not what many--including me--expected. This year, unfortunately, has been a disaster for him and the Boston Red Sox have now designated him for assignment, reports ESPN.com. Choi has hit just .207/.347/.361 for Boston's triple-A team in Pawtucket. Let's hope Choi gets another chance somewhere. His minor league career with the Cubs, the first half of 2003 with the Cubs, and the first half of 2004 with the Marlins showed so much promise.