The Brewers have traded Jim Edmonds to the Reds for outfielder Chris Dickerson. This from the Reds Twitter feed of all places.
Wow. Edmonds is hitting .286/.350./493 this year and will help a Reds outfield that has been uneven. He’s also making only $850K this year, around a third of which would still be owed. Which makes me wonder how he managed to clear waivers given that he’s still pretty darn useful.
Indeed, the Cardinals — with a worse record than the Reds — could have blocked the deal by making a waiver claim. Was this an oversight? Do the Cardinals not want to risk having to pay Edmonds? Is there too much water under the bridge on a personal level between team and player that they didn’t want to take that chance?
Because from my point of view, this strengthens the Reds at a time when the Cardinals are in a dogfight with them.
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- davidc45629 - Aug 9, 2010 at 1:49 PM
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From what I understand hundreds of players are put on waivers and cleared. The Cards wouldn’t know the Reds were interested in Edmonds until its too late.
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- birdmancometh - Aug 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM
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All it means is less time for the Reds best OF Chris Heisey. Come on Dusty!
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- BC - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:05 PM
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Can’t figure out St. Louis didn’t pull the old “Paul Lynde to block” thing….
Edmonds has had a heck of a year for a guy I thought was done 5 years ago. First ballot entrant into The Hall Of The Not-Quite Hall Of Fame.
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- keg64 - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:21 PM
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Let none dare question the wisdom, nay Genius, of the man with the correspondance course law degree. Bats? We don’t need no stinkin’ bats! All must bow to LaRusset.
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- Football - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:29 PM
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The Edmonds acquisition won’t take any ABs from Heisey. It will take ABs away from Nix and Gomes. Nix probbaly loses his roster spot.
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- Paper Lions - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM
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Is it possible that the Cardinals thought that the Brewers might not pull him back? In which case, they would have to find a spot on their 40-man roster for him.
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- Paper Lions - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM
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…or possibly that Edmonds only has one EBH (a double) since July 20th?
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- Paper Lions - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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argh…that should have been XBH not EBH
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- aleskel - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:38 PM
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They’re getting the band back together! Someone see what Larry Walker is up to!
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- birdmancometh - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:41 PM
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I was holding out hope that Heisey would take AB’s from Nix and Gomes…but this is Dusty Baker after all. He sure loves overrated old guys. Lance Nix?
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- saintez - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:44 PM
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The writing is on the wall for Nix… Edmonds (Paper Lions) had a pinch hit HR to beat the Reds just two weeks ago. This one falls squarely on the shoulder of the Cardinals front office. We’ll take him!
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- bbeer - Aug 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM
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Well, damn. I liked Edmonds but the kid the brewers brought up to play center is a total stud so I guess I saw this coming…I was hoping Gomez was gonna get traded instead…
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- Dreamer - Aug 9, 2010 at 5:08 PM
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I hate that this happened!! Love Jim Edmonds – wish the Cubs had kept him. He is totally a class act! I hate the Reds (especially Joey “I have no class and hold a grudge like a 6 year old” Votto) – even more than our competitiveness with the Cardinals (don’t hate the Cardinals – just want to beat them) – but if Jim gets a chance to go the World Series with the Reds then good for him.
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- saintez - Aug 9, 2010 at 5:37 PM
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Nice. Hating on Votto. Funny how his teammates love him and yeah, he just happens to be leading the league in nearly every significant offensive stat. That’s right, I forgot. Your a cubs fan. Don’t you love how they can’t turn a double play? Enjoy the sweep? I did….
