The San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals have a deal in place to send Jim Edmonds San Diego way.

The deal was waiting approval from the commissioner's office because it will involve around $1 million going from the Cardinals to the Padres, according to a source with knowledge of the deal, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized.

The Cardinals will get minor league third baseman David Freese.

Edmonds has seen his OBA and slugging percentage each fall three years in a row. He's coming off a very poor season at the plate, but says he's not healthy again.

Freese posted great OBAs in his two years at A ball. He'll be seasonal age 25 in 2008, however, and I wonder why he hasn't moved up through the Padres system. Players drafted out of college should be close to major league ready, so I wonder why he wasn't moved through the Padres system sooner. He's an obvious replacement for Rolen if and when the Cardinals part with Scott.