The Chicago White Sox are having early season troubles. They sit at 5-9 and are already five games behind the Minnesota Twins and tied for last in the division.
After such high expectations, it's easy to wonder what the causes are for their early season struggles?
There's no leadoff hitter.
Juan Pierre: .192 avg, 5 R, 1 RBI, .263 OBP, 6 SB/1 CS
Scott Podsednik: .468 avg, 6 R, 6 RBI, .537 OBP, 7 SB/0 CS
It seems like the White Sox made a mistake.
Pierre is costing the White Sox a cool $7 million while Podsednik only asked for a multi-year contract, which would cost less than one year of Pierre's salary.
So while Podsednik leads the league in batting average, stolen bases, and was the White Sox spark last year, Juan Pierre is struggling in Chicago...again.
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