SCOTT PODSEDNIK
With 2003 surprise Scott Podsednik struggling right now, I've been getting a lot of emails about him. Well, here's my take on him...

Podsednik is a career .270 (or somewhere in that neighborhood) hitter in the minor leagues. Last year he hit .314, I don't think anybody realistically thought he would have as good of a season this year as last. When I looked at the team I was hoping for a .270 AVG with about a .355 OBP. Right now, despite his struggles, he is pretty close to that right now. Remember, in all likelihood Pods is just a stop-gap for Dave Kryntzal or Tony Gwynn, Jr..

One thing that has concerned me a lot is how bad he has looked in the outfield lately. He misjudged four balls on this homestand, two on the ground in the gap and two high fly balls that he over ran and then came back to. I don't know if it's a situation where he's taking his offensive struggles out to the field with him or if he's just struggling all around. Podsednik has misjudged balls hit over his head in the past, but never at this rate.