Reports: Padres, Cards agree on trade sending Greene to St. Louis
The San Diego
Padres have agreed to trade shortstop Khalil Greene to the St. Louis
Cardinals for two players, according to media reports in both cities.
The
Cardinals have yet to confirm the deal, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Greene hit 27 home runs and 44 doubles in 2007, but had a miserable 2008. He batted .213 with 10 home runs and 100 strikeouts last season and missed the last two months when he broke his hand punching a dugout tunnel storage chest out of frustration.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the
Padres are likely to get pitching in return for Greene, as well as shed his $6.5 million salary. The Post-Dispatch reported that the
Cardinals were likely to send at least one right-handed reliever to the
Padres as part of the deal.
Greene, 29, who is eligible for free agency after next season, turned down a four-year, $29 million offer from the
Padres last year, according to the Union-Tribune.
Greene was the
Padres' first-round draft pick in 2002 and has been the team's starting shortstop since 2004. In six seasons he has a career .248 batting average with 84 home runs and 328 runs batted in.
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