Edmonds feels pull of family as he tries for another season

Oh, the sweet pickings of Jasper T. Jowls. Does it every time.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that Edmonds’ glove and his .440 on-base percentage in the Cactus League are putting him in line to be the team’s fifth outfielder. However, that only makes Edmonds’ mind race at what it means for his family.

“Going away from them for a couple of days is one thing,” Edmonds said. “But being away for weeks, I start thinking about packing up and moving my stuff to Milwaukee and fitting them into my schedule.

“That starts to hit home.”

...Now that he is back, he’s running against the enormous pull of his family - so much so that even if the Brewers ask him to don their uniform this season, there’s no guarantee he’ll button up.

If the Brewers can’t assure him of playing time or at-bats and just want him to be ride the bench and back up all three outfield positions, Edmonds might balk, and as he often has put it this spring, “Go back to taking my kids to school and playing golf.”

“I still have a wait-and-see attitude,” Edmonds said. “I don’t know what they’re going to say or how I’m going to react.

“(If the team offers a job), that’s when judgment day will come and I’ll have to make a tough decision then.”