UPDATE: (5/14, 8:03 pm EST) - The deal is done and is just pending a physical now.  Edmonds should start on Thursday for the Cubs.  Chicago will pay him just $284K, with San Diego and St. Louis are on the hook for a combined $7.7M. Fleeced.

UPDATE: (5/13 10:54pm EST) - According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times,the Cubs appear ready to sign centerfielder Jim Edmonds after he clears waivers on Wednesday. Edmonds will be part of a platoon in CF with Reed Johnson.

May 12, 11:40pm (EST) - As per Dave van Dyck of The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Cubs could be interested in signing outfielder Jim Edmonds, who was resently released by the San Diego Padres. Edmonds was hitting just .178 for the Pads, and wasn’t playing anywhere near the Gold-Glove defense he flashed earlier in his career.

Cubs manager Lou Pinella has been looking for a left-handed bat to add to his lineup, and Edmonds could just be that bat, sadly. The move could allow the organization to move younster Felix Pie back to Triple-A Iowa for more regular at-bats.

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