Bryan LaHair vs Anthony Rizzo: the battle continues

Just because Spring Training is over and Bryan LaHair "won" the starting first baseman job (technically he was handed the job before Spring Training even began), it doesn't mean that the battle is over.  LaHair will be constantly looking over his shoulder and keeping a close eye on Anthony Rizzo's performance at AAA Iowa.

So far at least, LaHair has performed well enough to silence the doubters, but Rizzo is tearing it up in the PCL and is only a phone call away.

Here are their stats through Thursday:

Bryan LaHair

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2012	6	16	1	6	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	.375	.444	.688

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Generated 4/13/2012.

Anthony Rizzo

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2012	8	31	5	12	0	0	3	10	1	0	2	7	.387	.424	.677

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Generated 4/13/2012.

LaHair missed a few games early on due to injury, but has certainly hit the ground running.  I will keep weekly tabs on this battle (at least through July) to see when or if Rizzo over takes LaHair.