With Baseball’s General Manager Meetings in full swing, fans are looking for big news coming out of the meetings. By now these meetings have become somewhat of a non-event for me. The “big” news really doesn’t seem to break here any longer. Maybe it is my jaded view on life, who knows, but I digress.
While I fully admit I’m a Cubs fan, and the blog will not specifically focus on one time, we do need to talk about the Cubs moving Milton Bradley. As the season came to a close Bradley found himself suspended by the team for his actions on and off the field. At that point it seemed clear that Bradley would be finding a new home over the off seasons due to a lack of performance, and being an overall dick toward the Chicago fans and team mates.
Going into the GM Meetings there was a rumor going around about Bradley being involved in a 3 way trade that would include Lyle Overbay and Luis Castillo. Another was Bradley going to Tampa for Pat Burrell, as well as Bradley going to Texas for Kevin Millwood. At this moment, however, all is speculation. What I found odd, however, was what Jim Hendry, the Cubs GM, has recently stated - Bradley doesn’t necessarily need to be included in the off season moves:
“He’s still with us. He’s on our roster,” said Hendry, during a talk with the media on Monday. “And that’s how you have to go into the offseason.
“Other people have had some major hiccups along the way and come back, and that’s just how you have to look at it. He’s on your roster until proven differently. That’s how we go about it.”
His best season is arguably 2008 where he batted .321 with 22 home runs. While not a horrific player, I’m not a fan of Bradley simply because he is NOT A GOOD PLAYER. His attitude only makes things more difficult for him.
Frankly, I don’t know why any team would want him on their roster.
