November 10, 200619 yr ST. LOUIS ? (AP) ? The St. Louis Cardinals agreed Friday to a $19 million, two-year contract with center fielder Jim Edmonds, their first major move since winning the World Series. The 36-year-old had filed provisionally for free agency on Nov. 2, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option, which carried a $3 million buyout. St. Louis had until Saturday to exercise its option on the eight-time Gold Glove winner. Instead, the sides agreed to a new deal that calls for an $11 million salary next year and $8 million in 2008. St. Louis will defer $3 million of his 2007 salary, paying it in equal installments from 2010-19. Edmonds rebounded from an injury-plagued regular season, leading the Cardinals with 10 RBIs in the postseason. He went a month between starts due to post-concussion syndrome. General manager Walt Jocketty said the team would like to have Edmonds finish his career in St. Louis. "It wasn't a difficult decision,'' Jocketty said. "We wanted to make sure he was OK. Obviously, he was in the month of October.''
November 11, 200619 yr Overpay much? that's what I was going to say. I thought for sure he'd go the the AL to DH.
November 11, 200619 yr Overpay much? Way overpaid. Maybe but I dont think anyone really cares after he helped bring a world title to the city of St. Louis, ya know?
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