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i dont know how podsednik will help our team but i think its great because all the sox fans will be pissed hahahaha

as for ohman who cares he sucks

I'm not pissed.

Gallagher for Podsednik....hilarious

-Not the first time the Cubs have played someone injured. They've rushed Kerry Wood back so many times, look at where his career has landed.

-Why not just pay the rest of Podsednik's contract if they're not going to get anything in return? Why would Kenny Williams take nothing when he can outsmart Jim Hendry? No point, I say. The Red Sox were not willing to give up the prospect the Sox wanted for Dye, and look what Dye is doing now. If you want him, pay...if not, oh well, 800,000 isn't going to hurt.

If they trade Gallager for Pods...I will be pissed, that would be a TERRIBLE move. Pods won't help our team. He only has like 7 sb's this year. and hes hitting like 230...we have plenty of guys that can do that somewhere in the organization

"Gallagher for Podsednik....hilarious"

It really is though, Kenny Williams has become like the black version of bowden this year, getting unbelievably greedy trying to trade away awful players like pods, erstad and contreras for legit prospects. Its just hysterical.

" If you want him, pay...if not, oh well, 800,000 isn't going to hurt."

Its also not going to help. Kenny Williams has made a few really bad trades this year, and last, and the whitesox are most likely screwed for next year and maybe the next few years with the twins, tigers and indians all there and even KC getting better.

"The Red Sox were not willing to give up the prospect the Sox wanted for Dye, and look what Dye is doing now."

You make it sound as if an old man, batting like .220 with 2 months left on his contract, who had been pitiful all season to that point, deserves a legit top prospect, well he doesnt. I cant speak for Redsox nation, but Mets fans are thrilled we didnt tradeMilledge or Pelfrey for this guy. You can have Dye have and podsednik have fun in the basement.

Offer the Sox Les Walrond or Justin Berg. If they say no tell Kenny Williams to go fly a kite in the middle of the Dan Ryan....we'll settle for any combo of Pie/Murton/Floyd/Pagan/Patterson/Ward when any of them are healthy enough to play.

Maybe we can dump Ronny Cedeno on him somehow if we're lucky.

I don't know how Mr. Deirkes hasn't caught the Alex Sanchez signing by the Sox a few days ago but as Pods for Gallagher, I think that's a pretty even trade. Gallagher hasn't exactly dazzled in his ti e in the majors so far and when healthy Podsednik's a very decent top of the order guy who can give you a solid OBP and steal bases. His groin hasn't been healthy enough the last year and a half for him to be the base stealing monster he used to be but I think he's getting his groove back, Stella style.

And nrmax88 sounds like he's mentally retarded. Bad trades? Name one player the Sox traded away after the world series year that's tearing it up right now. I think Chris Young of the Diamondbacks is the only one that comes close, and I'll take Vazquez over him any day.

"when healthy Podsednik's a very decent top of the order guy who can give you a solid OBP"

...Hehehe...
Curiosity, when was the last time Pods had a solid OBP? In 05 when he had to hit nearly 300 to push that OBP over 330?

On-Base skills really isn't what I think about when I think of Pods. He has Pinch-runner or Def-replacement written all over him, well thats if he was any good in the field atleast...

"when healthy Podsednik's a very decent top of the order guy who can give you a solid OBP"

...Hehehe...
Curiosity, when was the last time Pods had a solid OBP? In 05 when he had to hit nearly 300 to push that OBP over 330?

On-Base skills really isn't what I think about when I think of Pods. He has Pinch-runner or Def-replacement written all over him, well thats if he was any good in the field atleast...

When did Gallagher clear waivers?

Darkstar, he's had an OBP of .330+ for the last three years counting this one. I didn't say it was good but I think he'd be a better bet than Theriot at the leadoff spot. Theriot's much better suited batting second and Fontenot shopuldn't be starting for any team.

.330 = league average

How does Alex Sanchez change anything for anyone?

Gallagher would not clear waivers. It would have to be as a player to be named later.

Sanchez would most likely replace Pods immediately if he was traded or if he or Erstad were injured(again). They didn't just pick him up to bolster their AAA team(even though they are in last place).

I always saw a .330 OBP as the benchmark for a top of the order hitter. Anything under that and they should be at the bottom of the order. Once again, I'm not saying it's good. But it can be good enough.

Nah, like Tim said, its league average…

Infact, check out the averages for all hitters and then the top spot in the order:

League averages:
.266/.334/.418 ~ ML Avg
.270/.338/.421 ~ AL Avg
.263/.331/.414 ~ NL Avg
~ He doesn’t even best league average, his BA and OBP are about par but without any power he falls well short of that status

#1 hitter:
.281/.347/.416 ~ ML
.284/.355/.411 ~ AL
.278/.340/.421 ~ NL
~ The only 2 qualifying #1 guys with an OBP lower than .340 are F.Lopez (.252/.310/.383 337AB) & Biggio (.255/.293/.402 368AB) ~ which I cant believe both got 300ABs in that spot! The other 13 qualifiers have an OBP of at least .344 and it goes up to .404; 10/15 have a .350 or more…

Pods on the other hand:
.266/.336/.379 ~ 2007
.260/.330/.353 ~ last year

Pods would be a 8-9 hitter at best because of that low OBP & absolutely nonexistent SLG, and most teams would have him on the bench I imagine. He plays a power position but provides no power, and without hitting above the average as well, it really makes him more of a clog than an asset. His lines are also rather easy for most kids to put up straight out of AAA and the SBs are the only thing he can point to as special. It’s not to knock him, it’s just the case. Most teams would want nothing to do with him, but that’s probably evident because he passed all the way through the AL and up to the Cubs on the waiver wire.