8/25/2003 10:09:00 AM by Rob

Cub of the Week

I know he is a streaky kind of guy, but so far, whenever I watch him, it looks like Randall Simon is a man playing with boys. There are a few guys that, when they bat, I worry about the safety of the pitcher and the corner infielders, because it looks like the batter could just slap one off of their faces.

And then, in an instant, these same guys go into a funk where they can't hit the ball with a tennis racket, and they get traded again. Glenallen Hill was one of these guys, and Simon is another. He's in an "up" cycle right now, so the trade looks real good.

But what about next year, when it is him and Choi competing for first base? Are they going to decide that Simon is the man, and keep Choi down, or even trade him like they did to Bobby Hill? For, if they do that, wouldn't it have been more beneficial to take Jim Thome up on his offer to play below market value? We didn't do that because of Choi. Now, are we going to throw him over for Randall meat-beating Simon?

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