Erstad

The White Sox announced today that their leadoff hittter, Podsednik, has a long-term injury. They reacted by quickly signing Darin Erstad. Erstad has previously played for four teams in 11 years: The California Angels, the Los Angeles Angels, the Anaheim Angels, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Erstad had a ridiculously good 2000 season, with 25 home runs, 28 stolen bases, .355 AVG, and a gold glove. No other season has come close. Last year he was injured and seriously overpaid, signaling it was time for the many Angels teams to drop him. He took a 2/3 pay cut for a 1-year contract with the Sox.

Pros: Can platoon in Center with the ridiculously sucky Brian Anderson, bringing the batting average of the position up about 200 points. Great on defense.
Cons: Overpaid, injury-ridden, with his best years behind him. Maybe he should be playing for the Cubs.
Wild Card: I noticed a lot of anagrams for his name. "Drain Trades", "Starred and I", "A Stair Dander" and my favorite, "Sadder At Rain".