Carlos Lee considering trade to Dodgers Astros slugger Carlos Lee connects for a two-run home run against the Rangers last month. Bob Levey / Getty Images / May 19, 2012 By Dylan Hernandez June 30, 2012, 12:54 p.m. Houston Astros first baseman Carlos Lee is deciding whether to accept a trade to the Dodgers. Lee told the Houston Chronicle he met with Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow on Saturday morning and was told the Dodgers have made an offer for him. The Dodgers are one of the teams to which Lee can veto a trade, as part of the terms of his contract. Lee will earn $18.5 million this season, the last in his six-year, $100-million contract. If a trade is executed soon, he would be owed about $9 million for the rest of the season. The Dodgers are expected to pick up most, if not all, of Lee's remaining salary. But Lee is believed to be reluctant to leave Houston, where he owns a ranch. A deal for Lee figures to include pitching prospect Garrett Gould, who was scratched from his scheduled start for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday. Lee is hitting .290 with five home runs and 29 runs batted in. The Dodgers' intent to acquire him indicates they have finally run out of patience with streaky James Loney, who is 0 for his last 25 and is batting .236 with two home runs and 21 RBIs.