The Cardinals have acquired Khalil Green from the Padres. The Cardinals have yet to confirm the deal, but The Post-Dispatch in St. Louis said the Padres will receive two players, at least one a right-handed reliever. The New York Post first reported the deal on its web site Wednesday night.
Greene, 29, slumped to a .213 average with just 10 home runs and 100 strikeouts in 105 games last season before being sidelined with a fracture in his left hand. In 2007, he slugged 27 home runs for the Padres.
Greene has committed only 28 errors in 371 games the last three seasons.
Greene, a career .248 hitter, will make $6.5 million this season and be eligible for free agency next winter.
Greene would be the Cardinals’ fourth starting shortstop in six seasons, following Edgar Renteria, David Eckstein and Cesar Izturis. The switch-hitting Izturis batted .263 with one home run and 24 RBI in 414 at-bats last season.
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