Next to the A-Ram trade, the Choi/Derrek Lee trade was the Cubs best. It worked out well for both the Marlins and Cubs. Choi got off to a hot start in 2004 and the Marlins quickly capitalized and traded him, as they do, and Choi never got the chance to shine. Dodgers' manager Jim Tracy benched Choi in favor of veteran players at first base. Choi currently plays for the KBO Kia Tigers. In 2009, Choi won a Gold Glove and finished first in runs and second in homers.
Still, his biggest hit remains the June 7th, 2003 collision with Kerry Wood that landed Choi on the DL and forced the Cubs to trade Ray Sadler (who?) to the Pirates for sausage king Randall Simon. This was almost a month after trading Bobby Hill, Jose Hernandez, and Matt Bruback to the Pirates for Kenny Lofton and Aramis Ramirez.
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