Edmonds signing imminent, per Paul Sullivan

What the hell is he thinking?

not only do I think you can randomly pick a minor league center fielder out of a hat who is as good as edmonds, but isn’t there some bad blood between edmonds and the cubs. Especially with Zambrano.

Edmonds is going to hit .260 with 15 homeruns for the cubs. He will murder the cards when we play them. Great on defense in center.

Can’t I be a dreamer some times….

This decision makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

I’m really torn about this … I just hate the guy …. total douche bag. Why don’t we just get Barry Bonds ?

David Kaplan was just on a local Sports radio station. He stated among other things that Greg Maddux told him personally that Edmonds still has some good in him and that he is “extremely motivated to stick it to the Cards”. Maddux told Kaplan that many of Edmaonds problems were due to the spacious centerfield in Petco.

I see posters here say” to trust Lou’s judgement”......”he knows what he’s doing”........he knows how to evaluate talent”, etc, etc.,etc. Bringing in Edmonds and sending Pie down surely is what Lou thinks is right at this time or else it would,nt be happening. I am not saying Edmonds will show anything other than he’s washed up but….......let’s again trust Lou’s judgement here and hope Edmonds has something left. If he sucks…...he’s gone….if he’s good….......we are the best lineup in the NL. No downside to this IMO

Edmonds Signing > Traschel trade?

I like this move, to be perfectly honest. for about half a million dollars we get a quick look at somebody who had been one of the most feared hitters in the national league until very recently. I know he’s old, i know he’s slowed down a little bit, and i don;t expect a fourty+ home run year out of him… but what’s the danger?

Pie needs a complete overhaul on his swing, and the playoff race in the Central looks like it’s gonna be tight, so he’s better off doing that down in Iowa than using up a roster spot here. that means we need a back-up CF, and unless we wanna trade Sean Gallagher for somebody elses crappy outfielder, Edmonds is the best FA CF out there.

so, we give Edmonds a few weeks to see if he’s got anything left, and if he doesn’t, Pie’s right back up in the bigs, hopefully with a more consistent swing and a bit more patience. or, on the other hand, Edmonds thrives in the hitters mecca that is the Friendly Confines. slots in as a fourth outfields/bench bat, gives us that left-handed power we need when facing lefties, and generally becomes another useful tool for Uncle Lou to play with.

so, unless we seriously need Pie’s .222/.286/.286 avg/obp/slg right now, we’ve got absolutely nothing to lose.

oh, and for those of you who dispise Edmonds, here’s a fun fact about the man : he has Tourrette’s. hence he doesn’t give good interviews, hence he comes off as a bit Barry Bonds-ish. he’s never been a problem child in the club house or with the management… just a big pain in the ass for Cubs pitchers over the years.