Padres Release Edmonds, Shuffle Deck Chairs

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 5/10/2008 from ducksnorts.com [flag]

So much for Jim Edmonds . Ducksnorts readers projected him to hit .255/.338/.418 , with the most pessimistic of us pegging his OPS at a limp 645. Sadly, the former All-Star didn’t even come close to those meager numbers, finishing his Padres career at .178/.265/.233 in 103 plate appearances and, more importantly, looking lost in center field. Edmonds has been released , and his spot [link]

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Edmonds About to Become a Cub?
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