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White Sox designated Scott Podsednik for assignment.

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Via PokerFink

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3123200

He's 32 years old. Discuss.

Edit: I looked at about half the first page and didn't see an MLB Offseason thread, but now I see that it's pretty far down there. Oops. Mods feel free to delete this and put something in that thread if you feel like it.

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My friend was saying he was hearing 6/90 rumors to LAD. Glad he didn't end up in Chicago.

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Indians sign former hotdog eating champion Masahide Kobayashi of the Chiba Lotte Marines to a two-year contract with a club option for 2010.

98 mph fastball and a plus-slider? It was nice knowing you, Joe Borowski.

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Via PokerFink

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3123200

He's 32 years old. Discuss.

Edit: I looked at about half the first page and didn't see an MLB Offseason thread, but now I see that it's pretty far down there. Oops. Mods feel free to delete this and put something in that thread if you feel like it.

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My friend was saying he was hearing 6/90 rumors to LAD. Glad he didn't end up in Chicago.

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I used to like the Angels. They're a west coast team, play a sweet style of ball, have Mike Scioscia as their manager, and train in Tempe. Then I found out Arte Moreno went to Nogales Tech as the Pussy(cats) were beating up on Oregon last Thursday and I wished much ill for the Angels franchise. This isn't exactly what I hoped for, but it will do.

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I don't really know why the Angels did this. It appears that Reagins is much more active than Stoneman (sample size yea). But Hunter figures to have another 2-3 good years is my guess. Shmeh.

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Career numbers

Which one is Juan Rivera (1500 AB), who the Angels already have for some trivial amount, and which one is Torii Hunter (4500 AB)?

.291/.340/.473

.271/.324/.469

zomg: <font color="white"> Hunter on bottom obv </font>

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Career numbers

Which one is Juan Rivera (1500 AB), who the Angels already have for some trivial amount, and which one is Torii Hunter (4500 AB)?

.291/.340/.473

.271/.324/.469

zomg: <font color="white"> Hunter on bottom obv </font>

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Hunter is perceived as being an elite defender, so comparing their hitting stats alone doesn't make sense.

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but he's not.

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Agreed. But to explain why the Angels might prefer one over the other, you must assume it's at least in part because they think he's a great defender. Therefore, pointing out that he's a comparable hitter doesn't actually undermine the reason the signed him.

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but he's not.

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But he, like GMJ, once made a highlight reel catch, so he is clearly an elite defender.