We here at CubsNet.com not only strive to provide timely Cubs news and original analysis, we strive to be a resource of such news and analysis elsewhere. To that end, I point you to the beginning of Derek Smart's always excellent annual "Assuming the Position" series. Smart's first topic is first base.

Lee had one of the great seasons in Cubs history. As Smart writes, "the question is less will he regress and more how much." Read on for his prediction.