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St. Louis did not wish to pick up the extra money, and Westbrook cannot surrender any of the value on his contract without the union's blessing, so the Major League Baseball Players' Association had to sign off on the deal.
FanHouse's Steve Phillips was first to report that Westbrook was on the move, while Tom Krasovic was first to report the news of a three-way swap.
San Diego will send Double-A pitcher Corey Kluber to the Indians and Single-A left-hander Nick Greenwood to the Cardinals in the deal.
Westbrook missed most of 2008 and all of 2009 recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Ludwick, 32, has 20 doubles, 11 homers and an .827 OPS in 77 games for the Cardinals this season. He missed nearly a month with a strained left calf, coming off the disabled list only a week ago.
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