Yeah, he is, but they put up similar numbers. Juan Pierre is better than Podsednik, yes, because he's a consistent .300/.350/.370 guy. However, Podsednik just plain old sucks. He used to be able to give you decent ability to get on base, and he could steal bases like crazy. Now, he's lost his base-stealing edge, and has struggled to get on base up until this year. Although, this year, he was better than Pierre.