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Padres release struggling outfielder Edmonds

Center fielder Jim Edmonds has been released by the San Diego Padres after his batting average dipped to .178 and he struggled to track down fly balls he once easily caught. The 37-year-old Edmonds, acquired in a December trade with the St. Louis Cardinals,... Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution

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  1. SAN DIEGO - Jim Edmonds' batting average had fallen to .178 - more than 100 points below his lifetime mark - and he clearly had lost a step or two while chasing fly balls in center field. Full Article at The Olympian

  2. Releasing veterans after a limited number of at-bats seems to be the new black in baseball. The Padres cut Jim Edmonds loose this afternoon after just 101 plate appearances and ate the $4.75 million or so remaining on his contract. Full Article at AOL Sports

  3. Edmonds was acquired in a December trade with the Cardinals He was batting just .178 with one home run and six RBIs SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Center fielder Jim Edmonds has been released by the San Diego Padres after his batting average dipped to .178 and he... Full Article at Sports Illustrated

  4. Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. Jim Edmonds' tenure with the Padres lasted 26 games. Full Article at FOX Sports

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  2. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 02:  Kosuke Fukudome #1 of the Chicago Cubs catches a ball in front of Jim Edmonds that was hit by Rafael Furcal #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the ninth inning of Game Two of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field on October 2, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois...
  3. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 02:  Jim Edmonds #15 of the Chicago Cubs looks on as he walks back to his position after he couldn't make a play on a RBI single hit by Manny Ramirez #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the eighth inning of Game Two of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field...
  4. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 02:  Jim Edmonds #15 of the Chicago Cubs can't make a play on a RBI single hit by Manny Ramirez #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the eighth inning of Game Two of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field on October 2, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
  5. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 02:  Kosuke Fukudome #1 of the Chicago Cubs runs over to pick up the ball that Jim Edmonds couldn't make a play on which was hit by Manny Ramirez #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the eighth inning of Game Two of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field on...
  6. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 02:  Jim Edmonds #15 of the Chicago Cubs hits a RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field on October 2, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The Dodgers won 10-3.
  7. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 01:  Jim Edmonds #15 of the Chicago Cubs looks up as fans reach over grab the home run ball hit by Russell Martin #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the ninth inning of Game One of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field on October 1, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois...
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  9. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 01:  Mark DeRosa #7 and Jim Edmonds #15 of the Chicago Cubs celebrate after they scored on DeRosa's 2-run home run in the bottom of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game One of the NLDS during the 2008 MLB Playoffs at Wrigley Field on October 1, 2008 in Chicago,...

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