Cody Ross became the sixth Red Sox outfielder on the disabled list when he was diagnosed with a broken bone in his left foot yesterday and now Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that Boston is calling up Scott Podsednik from Triple-A.
Podsednik failed to beat out Juan Pierre for a spot on the Phillies’ bench this spring and then hit just .203 in 22 games at Triple-A, at which point Philadelphia sold the 36-year-old veteran to Boston.
He was much better at Triple-A for the Red Sox, hitting .323 with two steals in nine games. That’s not much, but obviously the Red Sox are desperate for warm bodies in the outfield at this point and there’s at least some hope that Podsednik can get on base at a decent clip and run a bit. He didn’t play in the majors at all last season, but hit .297 with a .342 on-base percentage in 134 games for the Royals and Dodgers in 2010.
