Cubs Claim Scott Podsednik?

UPDATE: Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune seems to indicate that the Cubs won the claim.

Several people have emailed me this morning about an ESPN Radio 1000 report.  Apparently the Cubs have claimed Scott Podsednik.  As with the Shannon Stewart situation, I’m currently unclear on whether the Cubs simply put in the claim on Pods or if they’ve been awarded it.

How Podsednik would help the Cubs is beyond me, but that’s why Jim Hendry gets paid the big bucks.  Podsednik makes another $860K or so this year, and might be a nontender candidate this winter.  By the way, this is where I believe the original rumor began.