Today, the Dodgers finally made a little noise in the trade deadline bustle by acquiring outfielder Scott Podsednik from Kansas City.
Keyword: little.
Podsednik has been very good for Kansas City this year, that's for sure. He's got a .309 AVG with 30 stolen bases so far. But he's not the bat the Dodgers needed at this year's deadline. Effectively, he's another Juan Pierre, with a little more power. He will help with Manny and Reed Johnson on the DL, but he can't be the sole solution for the Dodgers. He just can't.
As well as the team has been pitching lately, it is clear that the Dodgers still need bullpen help, and most certainly another starter. James McDonald or Carlos Monasterios will not get the Dodgers to the playoffs. Fortunately, Vicente Padilla has really started to pick it up over his last three starts (which needs to continue tomorrow in the series finale vs. San Diego), but another halfway decent starter puts the Dodgers over the top. It doesn't have to be Roy Oswalt, but perhaps Ted Lilly? Or Jake Westbrook?
Bottom line: Podsednik is a band-aid. Band-aids are only temporary. The Dodgers need a cure. Cures are permanent. Cures, as always, are pitchers.
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