Chicago Cubs: Ranking the greatest duos in team history

Chicago Cubs: #3: Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez

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First and third was covered very well from 2004-2010 when Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez played on the Cubs together. Both guys were on the Cubs pretty much the same amount of time. Ramirez came over mid-2003 and left after 2011. Lee came over in 2004 and left near the end of 2010. Overall they played together on the Cubs for six and a half years.

Over that time, the two combined for 418 home runs, 1380 RBI and a .296/.367/.528 slash. Both made the All-Star Game in 2005, each making it a total of two times as a Cub. Outside of Lee missing most of 2006 and Ramirez missing much of 2009, the two put up consistently productive numbers no matter how good (or bad) the rest of the team was doing.

The two began under Dusty Baker from 2004-2006 and then both contributed to back-to-back division titles in 2007-2008 under Lou Piniella. They never accomplished their goal of a World Series, but they had plenty of success here on the North Side in the mid-2000s.