While Furcal is having a down year, the Dodgers clearly like him and would not want their young clubhouse to be destroyed by Milton. Besides they don’t need an outfielder.

K-Rod, No way….the mets probably overpaid for him but they do not want to return to the horrible bullpen they had last season.

Cordero, maybe, only because the Reds would want to shed salary meaning we would have to pay all of Miltons.

Phillips, very doubtful. They love him there and hes a solid player on both sides of the ball.

Cook and Meche, probably, but why?

Granderson, Im not sure i heard they were thinking about shopping him and i love him but hes the opposite of bradley in terms of clubhouse.

Nathan…are you kidding me? He’s one of the best 5 closers in the league basically without argument. Why would they get rid of him. Not to mention bradley to the twins is like the bradley to the cards. They just dont tolerate guys like that.

Buerhle? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHHA NO WAY

im not going to continue

I think I read it on Mlbtraderumors.com or here as a suggestion.

I wouldn’t be against it. He has decent defense and could have potential to re-jump his career at Wrigley.

I highly doubt either one would be available, particularly in a trade for Milton Bradley. While KC’s system is loaded with young arms, most of their top arms are in the lower levels (Mike Montgomery, Danny Duffy, Tim Melville, amongst others). Even with Meche, they look like they need one more starter (Still not sure why they don’t try Soria as a starter, but that’s for another day). I guess, there’s a tiny part of me that could see the move Meche if they can find a quality arm (particularly since Meche’s peripherals showed some troubling signs – then again, we’re talking Dayton Moore), but I just can’t see it in a deal for MB, particularly with Jose Guillen’s contract still troubling them. Furthermore, as others have noted, MB caused issues in KC awhile ago.

As for Swisher, I just don’t see it. The Matsui era is almost certain to be over, and there’s a chance Johnny Damon could be gone if they find a more capable top of the order hitter (Chone Figgins?) That said, Swisher has been very solid for them this year (as many anticipated after Kenny decided to cut the cord) and a good clubhouse guy. I don’t see them giving up a .863 OPS guy (3.5 WAR) who has capable RF defense, particularly when they have OF needs, even if the Cubs pay both contracts. Now … is there a tiny chance they pursue MB? I guess I could see it, as they might need another OF, but I think they’ll push hard at a top FA, and if that fails, perhaps give Austin Jackson a look in LF.

that there’s a part of me that still wonders if

a) Giving Sam Fuld the CF job in a platoon with Reed Johnson

and

b) Making Jeff Baker the everyday 2nd baseman

might be better than most of the FA/trade possibilities that could have a tiny chance of happening. At the end of the day, the team has two needs, a top of the order bat and a number 5 hitter. Considering our financial situation, considering the FA options available and the likely heavy cost for a trade, I just wonder if Sam Fuld might be as good as most (not all … most) of the options out there at the top of the order. I also wonder if the best hope for a 5th hitter is to hope that Soriano/Soto can get it going again.

Do I expect the Cubs to ponder a Fuld/Baker answer to the question? No, but I just wonder if said option might be better than whatever we might end up doing (assuming that there isn’t a drastic big contract move in the outlook).

But he will prob. still hear boo’s.

Honestly, I’d take Baker over Castillo. You have someone who has a similar average and might hit slightly more for power (slightly meaning 2-3 more HR).

Castillo has had an up year compared to last. Who knows if it will continue but if you ask a NY fan, they won’t be very complimentary of him. Do you know the last disliked player of the Mets we brought over? Aaron Miles.

a) Not sure Oakland will move him. While they have several CF’s on the roster, he’s probably their best defensive option.

b) I’d be wary of trading too much for him. .375 BABIP, 30 year old having a career year. He’s also cost-controlled.

If Oakland’s willing to talk about Rajai for a decent cost, sure I’d ponder it. They have all the leverage, though, and also have a huge need for a solid CF defender, which Rajai is.