Milton Bradley?

by Tom Dakers on Dec 8, 2009 6:27 PM EST in Toronto Blue Jays News

A number of folks are guessing that the Jays are the "surprise team" that could end up with Milton Bradley in a trade that might be finished "tonight". I can not imagine why Anthopoulos would be interested in Bradley, with his whole "build (but not rebuild) for the future" campaign. I guess he could play right field until the first injury/temper tantrum puts him out of the lineup. But, other than the fun us folks that write about the Jays would have with Cito and Milton in the clubhouse would have, I don't see the point to picking him up.

Would be nice to have something to write about while we lose games though.

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Cubs fan here.

So who would the Cubs get? Vernon Wells? That contract is even worse than Bradley’s.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Dec 8, 2009 6:40 PM EST reply actions

I have no idea....

by Tom Dakers on Dec 8, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions

Tip of the iceburg on a Doc Blockbuster?

Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

by craig in calgary on Dec 8, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions

i am getting angry just at the prospect of a trade that includes Bradley on one side and Halladay on the other

by aagoodfella on Dec 8, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions

Doc for

Milton Bradley
Rich Harden
Derek Lee
Aramis Ramirez
Alphonso Soriano
& Their top Catching prospect

Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

by craig in calgary on Dec 8, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions

I don't mind getting Milton

Didn’t he lead the AL in OPS in 2008? So long as the Cubs pay most of his salary (or take Vernon), maybe he would thrive in a low pressure situation like Toronto.

by Natescavich on Dec 8, 2009 7:56 PM EST reply actions

I would do Bradley for Wells in a second. Even if you have to eat Bradley’s contract, I’d do that.

This team won’t compete on the payroll that they are going to be given until either Wells returns to 2006 form, or Wells deal is over.

by Jevant on Dec 8, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions

Bastian says

the Jays have no interest in Bradley

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Dec 8, 2009 8:18 PM EST reply actions

But that's Jordan speaking....

apparently Alex Anthopoulos said ‘no comment’.

by Tom Dakers on Dec 8, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions

AA says no comment to everything — it is always a good response

by aagoodfella on Dec 9, 2009 12:10 AM EST up reply actions

right

but GMs aren’t exactly known for telling the truth about this stuff during pending negotiations anyway. Before the Granderson deal went down, all the GMs involved were denying it and saying no deal was close. I find Bastian pretty reliable and I don’t think he’d make that statement without some basis besides his own speculation. You never know, though.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Dec 9, 2009 7:05 AM EST up reply actions

A Bradley trade also doesn’t seem to make any sense with any of the other suggested moves that they’ve been linked to, unless Bradley is part of some kind of multi-team deal and picking up his contract is key for three-four other pieces that we really want.

by dexfarkin on Dec 9, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions

mlbtraderumors.com is saying that the Angels are considering moving Erik Aybar for “something substantial” in return.

I’d much rather see Doc go to LAA than the skanks or blosox. Especially if Aybar is included in the deal.

Could Gonzalez be moved to third base?

by Civilizedworm on Dec 8, 2009 10:15 PM EST reply actions

Why do people forget we already have a 3B? And a good one?

If they get a true SS who can actually hit, Gonzalez goes to the bench and McDonald gets released.

If there is ANY logic in the world…haha.

by Jevant on Dec 8, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions

well...there is logic in the world

Cause you gave it….is there logic in the Jay’s organization?

by Tom Dakers on Dec 8, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions

In all seriousness...

…this franchise needs to show some sort of direction, plan and purpose and a commitment to contending or they are going to lose me.

It gets more frustrating by the day.

by Jevant on Dec 8, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions

Well we don't know yet that they aren't....

Will have to see what sort of trade they work out. Some things they have done I don’t understand but they haven’t done so much yet. I’m still in the show me mode. Saying good things but anyone can say they are building a team. Harder to do it. He lost points with me keeping Cito.

by Tom Dakers on Dec 8, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

by Jevant on Dec 9, 2009 12:34 AM EST up reply actions

Yes, me too

To me, that’s the biggest disappointment so far, especially with the Jays admitting that 2010 is a rebuilding year. Cito is not a manager you use for rebuilding and he provided ample of evidence for that last year IMHO.

by siggian on Dec 9, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions