Milton Bradley back to the Rangers???

Please. Please. Please.

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Who could the Cubs get back from the Rangers?

Michael Young?

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

by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2009 9:11 AM CST reply actions

without a ready third baseman

and coming off the solid year that he had, I think it’s less likely that they move Michael Young this offseason. Now, if they line something up, maybe. But they’d be trying to add to the offense from last year, and offense where Young was a bright spot.

More than likely, I’d look for either

a) We pay a huge chunk and get some decent upper level talent
b) We pay, relatively, a smaller chunk and get some raw low A prospects.

With the Rangers financial situation, if they pursued this, I’d guess the former.

by toonsterwu on Nov 3, 2009 9:22 AM CST up reply actions

Or the more likely

the Cubs pick up part of the deal and get back nothing worth anything.

by rlpete on Nov 3, 2009 9:50 AM CST up reply actions

While that makes sense

It might be a bit too “egg in the face” for Hendry to go through with. Paying the Rangers $10m to take him back and get a prospect in return versus paying them $8m to take Bradley and get nothing in return might be preferable for saving some face.

by madcow256 on Nov 3, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions

Free bats!

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Nov 3, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions

Not according to Manu Ginobili

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Nov 3, 2009 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

OK. I'm having trouble reading headlines this morning.

When I read the header, it looked like THIS (in the sidebar):

Monday Morning
Manager…Milton Bradley

I thought to myself:

“Self: Who in their right mind would hire Milton Bradley as their manager?”

Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...

by Zeke on Nov 3, 2009 9:14 AM CST reply actions

I hope self was merciful and didn't kick you in a very painful place

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -

by eths on Nov 3, 2009 9:20 AM CST up reply actions

I don't understand the Fanshot title at all.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Nov 3, 2009 9:20 AM CST up reply actions

Read the link.

It was the headline from the original post.

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

by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions

Ah, now I see it.

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by daver on Nov 3, 2009 9:31 AM CST up reply actions

ok

I changed the title to something that makes more sense

by Jamison1 on Nov 3, 2009 9:59 AM CST up reply actions

Let's all sign up for the Rangers SBN site and brainwash them.

by chilango2 on Nov 3, 2009 9:24 AM CST reply actions

Most people who commented on the article seemed to favor bringing him back.

Doesn’t seem like it would take a lot of washing, strangely enough…

Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...

by Zeke on Nov 3, 2009 9:25 AM CST up reply actions

Of course not

because the article is assuming the Cubs pick up a good portion of the deal. Texas would be willing to gamble on a cheap Milton Bradley.

by rlpete on Nov 3, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions

Yup.

That’s the only way it’ll happen.

by chilango2 on Nov 3, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions

Sullivan has a new twist on the Burrell rumor

adding Aki Iwamura to the mix. Well, at least that trade would make someone happy.

Inspector #23 certifies that the above post is sarcasm free, most certainly not what she said, and chock full of intangibles, although regressing to the intangible mean, as you'd expect.

by DGU on Nov 3, 2009 12:36 PM CST reply actions

Forget Iwamura.

Tampabay.com baseball blog says:

The Rays were looking to do some kind of deal since they weren’t planning to pick up the $4.85-million option to bring him back. What’s interesting is that the source indicated the deal wasn’t with the Cubs or the Dodgers as has been speculated on but to an unexpected team. Hmmm.

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

by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2009 1:09 PM CST up reply actions

Good to hear.

I don’t see the point in paying Iwamura when we have other options in-house that should be able to do everything he does.

Inspector #23 certifies that the above post is sarcasm free, most certainly not what she said, and chock full of intangibles, although regressing to the intangible mean, as you'd expect.

by DGU on Nov 3, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed.

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

by Al Yellon on Nov 3, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions

According to mlbtraderumors.com

…he’s headed to the Pirates.

by 10 14 23 26 on Nov 3, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions

well, he'll be a Cub by the end of July, then

by elgato on Nov 3, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions

+1

"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher

by Musicdude10 on Nov 3, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions

Good Move for Bradley

It’s blatantly screaming out loud bloody obvious that Gameboard is not happy in Chicago. Gameboard had a good season in Texas in 2008, so I hope he goes back there.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Nov 3, 2009 1:49 PM CST reply actions

yeah ...

this actually makes a lot of sense, assuming his Texas teammates don’t dislike him.

Any other team would have to wonder whether Milton can deal with their particular set of media/pressure/expectations. Texas knows Milton can hack it there. And I could see the Rangers using that particular reasoning in explaining trading for him. “We know he’s had problems, but he was great here.”

I’m kinda pulling this out of my ass, but what if the Cubs traded Milton and Jeff Baker (who could play third in Texas) for Michael Young?

by elgato on Nov 3, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

And leave Fontenot to play second?

And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.

by Ace Venom on Nov 4, 2009 7:39 AM CST up reply actions

No, I presume Young would play second base (his least bad defensive position) and back up third base.

An interesting idea that makes some sense, though it would be an obvious gamble to give up a younger, upsidey (?!) player like Baker. Problem is, as noted above, if Texas is looking to bolster their offense, they may not want to lose Young.

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by daver on Nov 4, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions