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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe
Regardless of your feelings about Podsednik as a leadoff hitter or a left fielder (not his natural position, BTW, he played CF for the Brewers. I don't know about his minor-league years, but this is the first time he's had any significant amount of time in left, so he was essentially learning a new position during the year)...
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But he was one of the worst defensive CFs in baseball. He moved to an easier position. I don't see how this is a bad thing.
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White Sox + Scott Podsednik >>>>>> White Sox - Scott Podsednik
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Let's examine this statement. I agree with you completely, but that's just because Podsednik's backup batted like he was ******ed this year. Timo Perez has the 2nd worst VORP of all Major League OFs this year. The only guy worse was Corey Patterson. Timo Perez is not a major leaguer. Scott Podsednik is a solid backup. Congratulations, Scott Podsednik. You're the tallest midget.
The problem is Carlos Lee > Scott Podsednik (and Luis Vizcaino).
Oh, and that "Trading Carlos freed up money to sign other guys" thing is only half-true anyway. They still could've signed everybody they did, kept Lee, and their payroll would've been something like $4 million more than it was last year.
And they would've won more games.
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And I'm quite happy with his post-season line so far - .286/.459/.959. Not too shabby when it counts, eh?
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Sample Size.