Randall Simon back to the NL

[Outshined_One]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2569280

 

The headline speaks for itself! :shock:

[rocket]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

that's awesome. i love randall simon

[Wilson A2000]

When one minor incident is your headline, you know you are an average baseball player.

 

Man that guy swings at everything. If he could only be more like Vlad.

[TruffleShuffle]

Phillies acquire former sausage-beater from Rangers

 

ok that sounds really bad

[Post Count Padder]

It was funny when he was with the Cubs. He was at the time the real "Sausage King of Chicago."

[Brian]

i miss randall

[Wilson A2000]

Phillies acquire former sausage-beater from Rangers

 

ok that sounds really bad

 

Oh man I never noticed. That has to be on purpose.

[Abe Frohman]

It was funny when he was with the Cubs. He was at the time the real "Sausage King of Chicago."

 

Randall Simon is NOT the real "Sausage King of Chicago."

[Post Count Padder]

It was funny when he was with the Cubs. He was at the time the real "Sausage King of Chicago."

 

Randall Simon is NOT the real "Sausage King of Chicago."

I was awaiting your response. :wink:

[Uber]

Phillies acquire former sausage-beater from Rangers

 

ok that sounds really bad

 

Pervert.

[AlwaysaCub]

I would say the swing is his highlight, but you could also choose to remember him for his 2-run single in game 3 of the LDS against Maddux when Prior only gave up 1 over 9. He also hit that pinch hit 2-run homer against the Marlins in game 3 of the LCS that year.

 

He was a clutch player because he actually put the ball in play against a pitcher like Greg Maddux. He has his place, but only on a strong ball-club that can hide him on the bench. That is pretty rare, though.

[Jehrico]

I'd love Simon off of the bench. How many times did we fail to drive someone in when we had someone on 3rd with less than 2 outs? Simon swung at everything, but he made a ton of contact and didn't hit into too many double plays. He'd be the perfect pinch hitter for those late and close games with men in scoring position and less than two outs.

[Careless]

armor up the sausages and let the players swing for charity.

[CubColtPacer]

This is old news everybody. See the date? September 1st. Simon played off the bench for the Phillies all of September, but I have no idea if they plan to keep him next year.

[fromthestretch]

I'd love Simon off of the bench. How many times did we fail to drive someone in when we had someone on 3rd with less than 2 outs? Simon swung at everything, but he made a ton of contact and didn't hit into too many double plays. He'd be the perfect pinch hitter for those late and close games with men in scoring position and less than two outs.

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

[erik316wttn]

I'd love Simon off of the bench. How many times did we fail to drive someone in when we had someone on 3rd with less than 2 outs? Simon swung at everything, but he made a ton of contact and didn't hit into too many double plays. He'd be the perfect pinch hitter for those late and close games with men in scoring position and less than two outs.

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

 

There are worse ones as well.

[Jehrico]

I'd love Simon off of the bench. How many times did we fail to drive someone in when we had someone on 3rd with less than 2 outs? Simon swung at everything, but he made a ton of contact and didn't hit into too many double plays. He'd be the perfect pinch hitter for those late and close games with men in scoring position and less than two outs.

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

 

If you're lucky enough to have the top 5 non-starters in all of baseball, yeah. Simon would be a solid bench option. Are there better? Yeah. Will we find 5 better guys to fill our bench with? Highly unlikely.

[hardcorecubfan]

Phillies acquire former sausage-beater from Rangers

 

ok that sounds really bad

 

My students were behind me when I clicked and they roared with laughter

[don_kessinger_was_good]

Randall Simon forever gets kudos from me for his homer against the Braves alone. He had some REALLY big hits for us in 03, but I wouldn't want to see him back again as a player. Sure seemed like a good guy though, always smiling.

[tkenm356]

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

 

There are worse ones as well.

 

 

*COUGH* Neifi Perez *COUGH*

[BWcubs21]

Phillies acquire former sausage-beater from Rangers

 

ok that sounds really bad

 

LOL, that is great! I always enjoyed watching him play.

[goonys evil twin]

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

 

There are worse ones as well.

 

 

*COUGH* Neifi Perez *COUGH*

 

The problem with Simon is he's all or nothing with that approach. So, when he's hot, he's a nice bench option. But when he's bad, he's worse than Neifi. He had a 41 OPS+ last year. Granted, it was one month of play, but his last season of significant time was 2004, when he had a 41 as well.

 

A line of .188/.266/.266 is absolutely awful. He's a guy who got by on talent in his 20's, putting up respectable lines, for a bench player. But he's in his 30's now and hasn't been remotely decent since 2003. Yes, he did some nice things for the Cubs, but lots of guys can claim to have had nice stints on the Cubs who were never to be heard from again.

[fromthestretch]

I'd love Simon off of the bench. How many times did we fail to drive someone in when we had someone on 3rd with less than 2 outs? Simon swung at everything, but he made a ton of contact and didn't hit into too many double plays. He'd be the perfect pinch hitter for those late and close games with men in scoring position and less than two outs.

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

 

If you're lucky enough to have the top 5 non-starters in all of baseball, yeah. Simon would be a solid bench option. Are there better? Yeah. Will we find 5 better guys to fill our bench with? Highly unlikely.

 

A .283/.320/.422 career line isn't exactly what I want out of a bench player that can only play first base. I could accept that from a guy that can adequately play a few different positions, but not a guy that can just play 1B. Just about any team should be able to do better than that. A team with the financial resources of the Cubs should definitely be able to top that.

[nilodnayr]

Phillies acquire former sausage-beater from Rangers

 

ok that sounds really bad

 

Well, he is going to the city of brotherly love!

[Mizzou]

I'd love Simon off of the bench. How many times did we fail to drive someone in when we had someone on 3rd with less than 2 outs? Simon swung at everything, but he made a ton of contact and didn't hit into too many double plays. He'd be the perfect pinch hitter for those late and close games with men in scoring position and less than two outs.

 

There are many better uses of a roster spot than Randall Simon.

 

If you're lucky enough to have the top 5 non-starters in all of baseball, yeah. Simon would be a solid bench option. Are there better? Yeah. Will we find 5 better guys to fill our bench with? Highly unlikely.

 

A .283/.320/.422 career line isn't exactly what I want out of a bench player that can only play first base. I could accept that from a guy that can adequately play a few different positions, but not a guy that can just play 1B. Just about any team should be able to do better than that. A team with the financial resources of the Cubs should definitely be able to top that.

If you're looking at career numbers, a lefty with a .283 career average with some pop is a great option to have off the bench, regardless of what positions he can play.