Colorado Sox Fan Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-home-headlines edited by aboz56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Fuuuuuuuuudge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 $? Presumably this makes a trade a little easier if it's a reasonable number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane0730 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Crap. Hopefully they can trade him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 nooooooooooooooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) Disdaining the high-priced free agent market, the White Sox re-signed left fielder Scott Podsednik to a one year, $2.9 million contract. What to do with the leadoff hitter, whose statistics fell off this summer from the 2005 championship season, was one of the main priorities of early winter. The Sox could have declined to offer him arbitration and made him a free agent. White Sox GM Kenny Williams had scoured the free agent lists but became discouraged at the price. He instead brought back Podsednik, who is expected again to lead off, although he could have competition from rookie Jerry Owens. Podsednik hit .261 and had a .330 on-base percentage while stealing 40 bases. He was caught stealing 19 times. Linkity. Edited December 1, 2006 by Balta1701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 @%$#@$#$#@%$#@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsDirtySox Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Welcome Back Scott! Now hit the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 i'll take my chance with pods for 1 year, 2.9 than with roberts for 3-5 mil for 3 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Kahn!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbjeff Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:25 AM) i'll take my chance with pods for 1 year, 2.9 than with roberts for 3-5 mil for 3 yrs. This is the smartest thing said on these boards in a long while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(dmbjeff @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:36 AM) This is the smartest thing said on these boards in a long while. yeah no kidding....guys....we just signed pods for 1 year at 2.9....juan pierre got 5 years 50 mil. and whats the difference in the two? They had exactly the same obp, and pods was 40 of 59 in SBs, while pierre was 58 of 78....so a slightly better stolen base ratio....while i understand the desire to upgrade...this is still a bargain deal for a guy who will still give some production Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 This isn't that awful of a move. Considering the FA market if we have Pods and than find a way to pick up another speed guy via trade and we should be in decent shape at the top of the order (since we'll have given Ozzie speed). I also think we'll see Pods have a better all around season (even If he's not my first choice, I don't expect him to be near as brutal and I could see worse options at the top of the order). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 09:40 AM) I also think we'll see Pods have a better all around season (even If he's not my first choice, I don't expect him to be near as brutal and I could see worse options at the top of the order). It's also possible that if he could manage another up season (in his career, he's thus far gone good, awful, good-until-injured, bad) he could significantly raise his trade value for next offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(beautox @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 05:26 PM) Kahn!!!! nah. that's khan. this is kahn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 hopefully this means no crede/figgins deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 my bad . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) Great, another season of no tools Podsednik out in LF. I can't believe KW failed to upgrade the LF/leadoff position. It almost seems like people forget just how awful he was last season. Does this mean we also don't acquire a back-up outfielder, and go with Mackowiak as our back-up in CF and Ozuna in LF? Edited December 1, 2006 by fathom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:48 AM) Great, another season of no tools Podsednik out in LF. I can't believe KW failed to upgrade the LF/leadoff position. I'd wait for the offseason to be over to make this type of statement. Still possible Pods gets traded and we bring in a good LF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:48 AM) Great, another season of no tools Podsednik out in LF. I can't believe KW failed to upgrade the LF/leadoff position. It almost seems like people forget just how awful he was last season. Does this mean we also don't acquire a back-up outfielder, and go with Mackowiak as our back-up in CF and Ozuna in LF? What would you have done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(beautox @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 05:47 PM) my bad . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:48 AM) Great, another season of no tools Podsednik out in LF. I can't believe KW failed to upgrade the LF/leadoff position. what better alternatives are/were out there? mathews 5/50, pierre 5/45, roberts pot. getting 3/5? bmac/fields, etc for crawford? kw could just be doing this for insurence incase he cant get someone else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm not surprised at this after seeing what Roberts and Pierre got. KW doesn't want to be left with no options in LF come spring if he can't swing a deal at the winter meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:41 AM) It's also possible that if he could manage another up season (in his career, he's thus far gone good, awful, good-until-injured, bad) he could significantly raise his trade value for next offseason. So he's a position player Saberhagen? This isn't a bad signing. Whether they decide to keep him (and hopefully he'll work on steal % and bunting) or trade him, he's not expensive. They still need to get a number two hitter so they can move Iguchi down in the order. Michael Young anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircaffey Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 This is merely a backup plan. Nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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