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Who can we get for Milton Bradley?


With the recent signing of Jack Cust and the general feeling that Bradley doesn't have much of a role on this team, is there any chance at all that he can be traded in a deal that could help the Mariner's? There's only one hope, and that's to exchange his bad contract for someone else's.

This was inspired by a post at The Hardball Times, where Paul Francis Sullivan speculated on some my albatross-for-your-albatross deals. Is there any horrible contract out there that you would trade for Bradley?

Aaron Rowand comes to mind. Decent enough defensively to back up at all three outfield spots, and probably still good enough as a hitter for a fourth outfielder. There seems to be a need for a right-handed backup outfielder next year. He does have two years left on his contract though, so the money's not equal and we would be extending our albatross for another year.

Or there's Oliver Perez. He's a left-handed starter that has shown flashes of brilliance separated by long bouts of drudgery and injury. He's only got one year left on his deal, and might be a guy that could catch lightning in a bottle in Safeco.

I only went off of the players he listed -- I'm sure there are other bad contracts out there that teams would like to unload.

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Maybe Perez...

Bradley is awful, but Rowand would be worse simply because he still has two years left on his deal.

by basebliman on Dec 8, 2010 3:52 PM PST reply actions  

Barry Zito! Oh, wait...

In reality: a bag of heavily-used batting practice balls. Maybe just half a bag.

by c_dowley on Dec 8, 2010 3:54 PM PST reply actions  

There comes a time and point where eating your loses is much more preferable to struggling.

I hope our FO is at that point with Bradley, because when you trade crap for crap can up with some undesirable diseases.

by JamMasterJesus on Dec 8, 2010 3:56 PM PST reply actions  

I agree here

You can’t just keep trading crap for crap, because then you get tied up in contracts for players you haven’t had in years. The best option would be just to let him go and rid yourself of a contract instead of trading a shitty one around all the time

by Fuzz on Dec 8, 2010 10:15 PM PST up reply actions  

There is another option

You can pay all of Bradley’s salary and take a prospect in return.

by short on Dec 8, 2010 4:33 PM PST reply actions  

Best Option

All things considered I think this would be the best option. It would at least be something.

by Capes on Dec 13, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Nevermind

Dave just told me that wouldn’t happen because Bradley has no value. Nobody would bite on that.

by Capes on Dec 13, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey if the D-Backs want to give use Jarrod Parker for Milton Bradley, I say done deal!

His brother could be the worst baseball player in the world and it would still be worth it.

Stats are not a euphemism for tits

by Trenchtown on Dec 9, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions  

I concur

The only reason we have Bradley in the first place is because “Big Spender” Bavasi overpaid Carlos Silva. Just wait out the last year and hope Big Z’s money doesn’t burn a hole in his pocket so we’re not in this situation again.

by EthierIsBetterThanKemp on Dec 13, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

An offcier asked me oen time to balance on one leg.

I of course wavered a bit as I did so, and he said “I see you wavering there”. I told him “oh come on, I couldn;t do this even if I were sober”.

That was stupid of me.

by nathaniel dawson on Dec 8, 2010 5:54 PM PST reply actions  

Total reply failure

Wish I could magically go back to internet past and relive that moment.

by nathaniel dawson on Dec 8, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Once you take the test

you have already failed.

(You should say this in a Yoda voice.)

by short on Dec 8, 2010 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Shouldn't that be:

Once test is taken, fail you have.

by nathaniel dawson on Dec 9, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

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