I don't know what the talk is out there in San Diego at all about this trade, but Cardinals fans were thrilled that they finally got rid of Edmonds.
SAN DIEGO -- Hours after talks broke off with Mike Cameron, the San Diego Padres agreed in principle to acquire center fielder Jim Edmonds and cash from the St. Louis Cardinals for a minor leaguer.
The deal was waiting approval from the commissioner's office because it will involve around $1 million going from the Cardinals to the Padres, according to a source with knowledge of the deal, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized.
The Cardinals will get minor league third baseman David Freese.
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak declined comment to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Friday night, but sources close to the situation said Edmonds agreed to the move without compensation for waiving his no-trade clause.
The paper said that leading Cardinals prospect Colby Rasmus is expected to be given the opportunity next spring to vie for Edmond's vacated center-field slot.
Edmonds, 37, was slowed by injuries last season but the eight-time Gold Glove winner recently pronounced himself fit.
"I wasn't even close to healthy," he said last month.
Edmonds wound up batting .252 with 12 homers and 53 RBIs -- his lowest totals since 1999 with the Angels. But heading into the final season of a $19 million, two-year contract, he expects much better production from himself next season.
The trade comes after the Padres were spurned by three outfielders in less than a week.
Cameron's agent broke off negotiations for a deal to bring back the center fielder on Friday. Left fielder Milton Bradley on Sunday accepted a one-year deal from the Texas Rangers worth approximately $5 million. The Padres had offered $4 million.
The Post-Dispatch reported that Mozeliak and Padres general Kevin Towers intensified talks Friday afternoon after the Cameron talks collapsed.
The Padres also lost out in the bidding for Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, who signed with the Chicago Cubs.
The deal was waiting approval from the commissioner's office because it will involve around $1 million going from the Cardinals to the Padres, according to a source with knowledge of the deal, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized.
The Cardinals will get minor league third baseman David Freese.
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak declined comment to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Friday night, but sources close to the situation said Edmonds agreed to the move without compensation for waiving his no-trade clause.
The paper said that leading Cardinals prospect Colby Rasmus is expected to be given the opportunity next spring to vie for Edmond's vacated center-field slot.
Edmonds, 37, was slowed by injuries last season but the eight-time Gold Glove winner recently pronounced himself fit.
"I wasn't even close to healthy," he said last month.
Edmonds wound up batting .252 with 12 homers and 53 RBIs -- his lowest totals since 1999 with the Angels. But heading into the final season of a $19 million, two-year contract, he expects much better production from himself next season.
The trade comes after the Padres were spurned by three outfielders in less than a week.
Cameron's agent broke off negotiations for a deal to bring back the center fielder on Friday. Left fielder Milton Bradley on Sunday accepted a one-year deal from the Texas Rangers worth approximately $5 million. The Padres had offered $4 million.
The Post-Dispatch reported that Mozeliak and Padres general Kevin Towers intensified talks Friday afternoon after the Cameron talks collapsed.
The Padres also lost out in the bidding for Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, who signed with the Chicago Cubs.
