Jim Edmonds


	Jim Edmonds is the Padres' new center fielder.

Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
2008 opening day age: 37
2008 salary: $8 million
Contract status: Edmonds is a free agent at the end of the 2008 season.
In the show: Angels (1993-99), Cardinals (2000-07), Padres (2008-present).
How he was acquired: The Padres traded David Freese to the Cardinals for Edmonds and $2 million on Dec. 15, 2007.

Players most similar to: Fred Lynn, Andruw Jones.
Career year, 2004: 42 home runs, 111 RBIs, .301 batting average, .418 on-base percentage, .643 slugging percentage, 102 runs, 101 walks.
2008 projections (Bill James Handbook): 19 home runs, 62 RBIs, .268 batting average, .372 on-base percentage, .496 slugging percentage.

Resume

Top 10 in MVP voting twice (2000, 2004)

Eight Gold Glove awards (1997, 1998, 2000-05)

Silver Slugger award (2005)

Four-time All-Star (1995, 2000, 2003, 2005)

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