Pods is making only about $650,000 this season right? Didn't Crawford sign a long - term deal with the D-Rays as well last season? I know Philly were very interested in trading for him.

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The Giants wanted Pods in the offseason as well.

 

http://www.mlb4u.com/chw.html

Scott Podsednik: signed 2-Year EXTENSION thru 06 on 5/5/04: will make 700K in 2005 and 1.9M in 2006

The Devil Rays just signed Carl Crawford to a 6-year, $31 million contract on 4/1/05.

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I think the big difference is the team philosophy of the Sox is 180 degrees of what the Brewers was.  All the Sox want from Pods is to be on base, and steal bases.  He doesn't have to worry about hitting for power, driving in runs, or just trying to do too much in general.  Even if he can't get on, if he works the count full in the first AB, he sets the tone, and lets Iguchi and the rest of them, see pitches, and work the pitch count upward.  Pods really has an easy role this year.

I dunno. Even if the Brewers ever asked him to drive in runs (which seems doubtful to me -- a leadoff hitter, in the NL, with an awful back of the lineup anyway), I imagine they would have abandoned that pretty quick, seeing as he did squat in terms of rbi. One can say the Sox atmosphere is better, or something like that, but I don't think the philosophy changed THAT much, or would have such a big effect anyway.

I don't think there is much difference in what was asked of him, I just think he made a change in his own mind when he came here. In addition, Ozzie might be more intimidating than Ned Yost (I don't actualyl know that) so Pods listens better now. THat or its just a change of scenery that has made him more cooperative