Chisoxfn Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Rosenthal: Royals, Giants, Tigers, Cubs, and Sox Interested in Pods By Jason Gage SoxNet Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs are all contending with the White Sox for the services of free agent Scott Podsednik. Rosenthal is probably accurate about the other teams, but the Sox interest in Podsednik has waned over recent weeks, so much so, that Williams has told the media on multiple occasions that the Sox have "moved-on". The club has tried...Rest of the Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbicker2424 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 12:29 PM) Rosenthal: Royals, Giants, Tigers, Cubs, and Sox Interested in Pods By Jason Gage SoxNet Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs are all contending with the White Sox for the services of free agent Scott Podsednik. Rosenthal is probably accurate about the other teams, but the Sox interest in Podsednik has waned over recent weeks, so much so, that Williams has told the media on multiple occasions that the Sox have "moved-on". The club has tried...Rest of the Story IMO they can have him then. He was great for us last year, and would fill the hole at the top of the order but I just can't see giving a multiyear deal to one half of "the glass brothers". I'd be all for a one year 1.75 deal with incentives that could push it to 3mil, or maybe a 1 year with a vesting option for the second year, but that doesn't sound like what he is looking for and I'm not KW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (soxfaninpa @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 01:02 PM) IMO they can have him then. He was great for us last year, and would fill the hole at the top of the order but I just can't see giving a multiyear deal to one half of "the glass brothers". I'd be all for a one year 1.75 deal with incentives that could push it to 3mil, or maybe a 1 year with a vesting option for the second year, but that doesn't sound like what he is looking for and I'm not KW. No vesting option! This team should be able to move forward with one of their prospects by 2011. I do think they've moved on. Love to see Prancer on the North Side, though. His run-ins with the bricks and ivy should be stellar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) He'll probably go to the Royals. Then we'll get Coco Crisp so the Sox and Royals will continue to share each others' players with less than stellar results. It's amazing how the Tigers now are deciding to go cheap. Our division will be the cheapskate division. I would think our only competition in the future on paper should come from Minnie since we probably will at least be spending the most of all teams in our division and you would think our great starting rotation should keep us competitive for years to come. Hopefully that new ballpark will end the Minnie mystique (in our division; not in playoffs of course where they suck). Edited December 10, 2009 by greg775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 02:10 PM) He'll probably go to the Royals. Then we'll get Coco Crisp so the Sox and Royals will continue to share each others' players with less than stellar results. It's amazing how the Tigers now are deciding to go cheap. Our division will be the cheapskate division. I would think our only competition in the future on paper should come from Minnie since we probably will at least be spending the most of all teams in our division and you would think our great starting rotation should keep us competitive for years to come. Hopefully that new ballpark will end the Minnie mystique (in our division; not in playoffs of course where they suck). To be fair, all the teams are in cities that are currently feeling the effects of this "economic downturn." Some, like Detroit and Cleveland have been feeling the effect for years. Kansas City is just a small market and Minny is only going to be boosted by the new stadium. Money wise, the White Sox should be destroying all the other teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 02:10 PM) He'll probably go to the Royals. Then we'll get Coco Crisp so the Sox and Royals will continue to share each others' players with less than stellar results. It's amazing how the Tigers now are deciding to go cheap. Our division will be the cheapskate division. I would think our only competition in the future on paper should come from Minnie since we probably will at least be spending the most of all teams in our division and you would think our great starting rotation should keep us competitive for years to come. Hopefully that new ballpark will end the Minnie mystique (in our division; not in playoffs of course where they suck). It's not much of a decision on their part. Their owner still really wants to win and has no problem spending for it, but the Tigers are overloaded with bad contracts and the Detroit area has been slammed. Unless the front office can unload bad deals without taking on equal monetary commitments, which is extremely unlikely, the Tigers pretty much have to build for 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Levine said the Cubs are considering Pods for CF... good luck with that. I know Wrigley is an easy CF, but they do play 81 other games on the road and he's not a very good fielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 02:31 PM) To be fair, all the teams are in cities that are currently feeling the effects of this "economic downturn." Some, like Detroit and Cleveland have been feeling the effect for years. Kansas City is just a small market and Minny is only going to be boosted by the new stadium. Money wise, the White Sox should be destroying all the other teams. This is what frustrates me the most. I mean, it's not like we're in the AL East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 04:31 PM) To be fair, all the teams are in cities that are currently feeling the effects of this "economic downturn." Some, like Detroit and Cleveland have been feeling the effect for years. Kansas City is just a small market and Minny is only going to be boosted by the new stadium. Money wise, the White Sox should be destroying all the other teams. If you go by attendance, the White Sox should actually be a middle of the road salary team, not top 5 or so like we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I hope they sign Pods. Not that I want Pods to fail, but I don't see him replicating 2009 and if there's any team I want to see end up with another bad fielder on a bad contract it's the Cubs. I'll feel bad for Scotty if it happens though, but at least he'll get his money. The Cubs should give him something like 3/$24M for absolutely no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 03:00 PM) If you go by attendance, the White Sox should actually be a middle of the road salary team, not top 5 or so like we are. Exactly. The Sox IMO could sustain a pretty high payroll, but they need to consistently run out good teams first, which means don't enter a season with a bunch of rookies and reclamation projects and then complain about attendance later on. Hopefully we're building a core that will allow the Sox to build towards a consistently high payroll in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 03:00 PM) If you go by attendance, the White Sox should actually be a middle of the road salary team, not top 5 or so like we are. yes, but the Sox own 25% of a cable network and even though their the 2nd team in Chicago, they're still in the 3rd largest media market in the U.S., which is why they are consistently above the middle of the pack in payroll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 03:05 PM) yes, but the Sox own 25% of a cable network and even though their the 2nd team in Chicago, they're still in the 3rd largest media market in the U.S., which is why they are consistently above the middle of the pack in payroll They also have that Silver Chalice thing they're starting, so hopefully that helps out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 SN Take: Look, it is easy to admire what Pods did for the Sox last season. He was waived by Colorado, signed a minor league contract, and worked his way into the full-time starting lineup. In a season where nothing went right, his resurgence was one of the lone bright spots, but the Sox need to, and appear to, be looking at the big picture. Podsednik is an injury prone, poor defensive baseball player, at the wrong side of thirty, who relies on his speed to have success. Factor in a declining stolen base rate and poor base-running skills and we are talking about a pedestrian player, asking for a three year deal, whose actually getting worse, not better. Better options exist and the Sox need to look no further than Coco Crisp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 02:50 PM) Levine said the Cubs are considering Pods for CF... good luck with that. I know Wrigley is an easy CF, but they do play 81 other games on the road and he's not a very good fielder. The funny thing about that is putting Pods and his rancid defensive ability in center would IMPROVE their outfield defense from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 03:32 PM) The funny thing about that is putting Pods and his rancid defensive ability in center would IMPROVE their outfield defense from last year. Yeah, but the Sox have Alex Rios to play CF so Pods has no place in the outfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 03:50 PM) Yeah, but the Sox have Alex Rios to play CF so Pods has no place in the outfield. You know what, I was actually commenting on the Cubs outfield. No idea why I didn't say Cubs in my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 12:29 PM) Rosenthal: Royals, Giants, Tigers, Cubs, and Sox Interested in Pods By Jason Gage SoxNet Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs are all contending with the White Sox for the services of free agent Scott Podsednik. Rosenthal is probably accurate about the other teams, but the Sox interest in Podsednik has waned over recent weeks, so much so, that Williams has told the media on multiple occasions that the Sox have "moved-on". The club has tried...Rest of the Story The Cubs interest is questionable. Do they really want this guy to play CF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 05:04 PM) The Cubs interest is questionable. Do they really want this guy to play CF? The same people put Soriano and Fukudome out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmaranz Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 He's no worse then Fukudome in center. And from Milton Bradley to Fukudome in right is an upgrade so really, better outfield defensively then '09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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