Illinois Times:
The Chows filed a salvo in the 1B/DH Bats Race with LCC by selecting Richie Sexson with their lone pick in the supplemental draft. Illinois GM Brad Sherlag explained the move as follows "When one of your division rivals goes out and gets their fourth aging 1B/DH type you can't afford to sit idly by with only two of your own. Sure Carlos Pena and Aubrey Huff are nice, but now with Sexson we have the position properly log-jammed. I know if we allowed Sexson to enter the draft, LCC would have taken him before we had the chance."
Despite making light of adding another slugger, the move does make some sense for the Chows. Both Pena and Huff dominate RHP, while Sexson dominates lefties. A platoon with Pena is likely on the horizon for Sexson who brings 242 lifetime NASBL dingers to the Chows. Incidentally, Sexson now fills the role of team's tallest player - a role left open with the departure of Jon Rauch.
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