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Trade Bait: Pods in Dodger Blue
The scuttlebutt for most of the afternoon was that the Los Angeles Dodgers were chasing after Scott Podsednik as the trade deadline approached. The scuttlebutt became truth as Pods was sent to L.A. in exchange for two prospects.
Podsednik was signed by the Kansas City Royals this past off-season after a resurgent year with the Chicago White Sox. It was a signing that was widely panned, including here at TBO. But Scott broke out of the gate fast, hitting .350/.418/.375 in March/April. He slowed down in May, but has been hitting even better in July (.366/.404/.505).
Scott will get most of his at bats in left field, where he belongs, as a defensive replacement for Manny Ramirez. His presence will also give Ramirez the chance to rest his sore hamstrings more often as well.
GM Dayton Moore and the Royals will receive catcher Lucas May and pitcher Elisaul Pimentel in the exchange.
May is a 25-year-old catcher at Triple-A hitting .296/.352/.496. Albuquerque, and the PCL in general, is good for hitters. But the line is relatively intriguing nonetheless. I watched him in a game this season against his new team, the Omaha Royals. He seemed to have an accurate arm, but he seemed to get fooled on off-speed pitches relatively easily that night. A few different reports have him as a good back up catcher in the majors, but nothing more.
Pimentel is a 21-year-old righty in A-ball. Is a fringy reliever with a low-90s fastball, a mediocre slider and an occational average change-up. His statistics through the minors are all over the charts.
They’ll bring up reliever Greg Holland to take Pods’ place on the roster.
Although neither player will become a regular on a big league roster, it is a decent pick up for the Royals as Podsednik isn’t exactly a difference maker outfielder. May is the better prospect of the two and could see a decent amount of time in Kansas City eventually.
Ned Colletti didn’t do too bad either. He gave up two players that weren’t likely to a chance in L.A. for a good fourth outfielder with a relatively decent $2 million option for 2011.
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