Edmonds is open to a trade

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STL Post-Dispatch: Edmonds is open to a trade
Published 8/6/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
STL Post-Dispatch: Edmonds is open to a trade [Jim] Edmonds, who enjoys the right to veto any deal, said Sunday he would consider a trade if the Cardinals think it would be in the organization s best interests. I m just saying: If for whatever reason things change here and they want to move me, I m not going to sit here and be stubborn about leaving, Edmonds said Sunday before the Cardinals 6-3 loss in the series finale against the Washington Nationals. I m an organizational guy. I m here for the organization. I always have been. If they wanted to do something, I d listen. ... Manager Tony La Russa has contemplated moving Edmonds to right field next season, a move Edmonds has said he would not resist. I m sure they re looking to put together the best team they can. If that involves me, I d be glad to talk, Edmonds said. Whatever we all decide is what happens. ...

Baseball Today: Monday, August 6
Published 8/6/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... READY TO GO: Last November, Jim Edmonds signed a two-year contract extension that he assumed would keep him in St. Louis for the rest of his career. Now he says he'd accept a trade from the Cardinals. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) ...

The Morning Tailgate
Published 8/6/2007 at STLSportsMag
... ] Jim Edmonds is now “open” to a trade….so long as they actually play him against lefthanders.  [ STL Today ] Now that Tom Glavine has won 300, a look at the next crop that may have a chance [ ...

Edmonds Would Waive No-Trade Rights
Published 8/6/2007 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds has the right to veto any deal as a 10-and-5 player.  And while the Cardinals have never asked him to approve a deal, he said recently that he'd be open-minded if the team wanted to move him. ...

Jim Edmonds Must Listen to Too Much Sports Talk Ra...
Published 8/6/2007 by chris at A Large Regular
... Jim Edmonds is now on record as saying he'd be open to a trade if the Cardinals thought it would improve the team: Edmonds, who enjoys the right to veto any deal, said Sunday he would consider a trade if the Cardinals think it would be in the organization's best interests.Sorry to break it to you Jim but I don't think there's a team out there who would take you in a trade. Edmonds is high priced (he's in the first year of a 2-year $19 million extension), he's often hurt (his games played and at bats have decreased every year since 2004 due to injuries) and he has decreased offensive abilities (in 2004 he averaged a HR every 12 or so at bats but this year its 1 HR every 33 or so at bats). ...

Umps to MLB: No Witch Hunt
Published 8/6/2007 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... I’LL TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM—Jim Edmonds, bothered this season by nerve trouble affecting his back and legs, says he’s willing to consider being traded if it helps the St. Louis Cardinals, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ...

Jim Edmonds Wouldn't Veto a Trade
Published 8/6/2007 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
... said today that he would waive his no-trade clause if the Cardinals thought it would really help the organization. ...