The Kansas City Royals have signed Scott Podsednik to a one year deal worth $1.75 million. Mostly, the reaction were rather harsh, but considering that it is a short term deal and that Podsednik was nearly worth as much even when he was playing poorly from 2006-2008. Last year however, he was average on defense and overall, was worth $7.5 million (according to fangraphs), so if even if he only gives the Royals half of that, the deal is actually a steal.

Of course, the best case scenario for the Royals would be that the Podster plays well and gets shipped to a contender who needs a pinch-runner or 4th outfielder, although the Royals have been quite reluctant to deal their veterans in recent history.

Still, unless those $2 million reduce the Royals draft fund, this may have been an uninspiring signing, but most certainly to a bad one.

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