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mlbtraderumors.com - 1/5/2009

Milton Bradley Signs With Cubs

— mlbtraderumors.com — According to ESPN Radio's Bruce Levine, the Cubs signed Milton Bradley to a three-year, $30MM deal.  Bradley had a monster .321/.436/.563 line this year for the Rangers, but he spent only 165 innings in the field.  This is the first ... (more) Milton Bradley Signs With Cubs

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Sources: Cubs, Bradley agree to deal

— sports.espn.go.com — The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract with free-agent outfielder Milton Bradley, sources told ESPN on Monday. The deal is pending a physical. (more) Sources: Cubs, Bradley agree to deal

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sports.espn.go.com - 1/4/2009

Buster Olney Blog

— sports.espn.go.com — Posted by Buster Olney It is strange, but true, that Andruw Jones' career is in jeopardy, even before he turns 32 years old. Even with the Dodgers restructuring his contract so that he is owed about $5 million for 2009, there does not seem to be any ... (more) Buster Olney Blog

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Friday Headlines/Buster Olney Time Machine Diary
A League of Her Own — ... . . . about to become . . . World Series MVP Stupid Mets, be more helpful: The Cubs would've liked to send Jason Marquis home to New York (the Mets), but the Mets are addressing their needs one at a time and aren't looking at the fifth starter role yet.  Sherman says the Rockies have long been fans of Marquis and like his bat.  He could accumulate 80 plate appearances, I suppose. Hey Hendry, Buster Olney thinks you suck: The Cubs went into the offseason devoted to the ...

Buster Olney Is Not Impressed
wrigleyville23 — Buster Olney says the Cubs are making offseason mistakes. The Cubs went into the offseason devoted to adding a left-handed hitter, and if they complete their negotiations with Milton Bradley, on paper, their lineup will look more balanced; on paper, their lineup will look better. But I'll be honest: I don't like the moves they've made at all. Thank you for being honest, Buster. That builds trust between you, the writer, and me, the reader. Though I am wary whenever someone says "But I'll be honest." He doesn't like Bradley and believes the Cubs should have kept Mark DeRosa (and lose him after 2009) and ...

Odds and Ends: Arbitration, Cubs, Guardado
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Links for Friday (feels like a Monday)... RotoAuthority asks readers to name their #1 sleeper for 2009. MLB.com's Barry Bloom explains that the arbitration filing period begins Monday.  He gives a nice primer on the arbitration system for those that need to brush up.  Ryan Howard is due for another big ...

CUBS OFFSEASON CHECKLIST
Zoner Sports — I’m not the only one that doesn’t like the Cubs recent moves. ESPN’s Buster Olney (if that’s his real name) is also not a fan. “I think the flurry of moves has made them more vulnerable — and in time they’ll wish they had simply kept Mark DeRosa, an extraordinarily versatile and underrated player, rather than spending millions and millions on Bradley.” Olney also writes that he hears that these recent deals will not reignite the Peavy to the Cubs talk. So if you’re scoring at home: Additions: Gathright, Gregg, Vizcaino, 3 minor leaguers, Miles ...

Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes
Hire Jim Essian — Hey, gang! Thanks for  all of your birthday wishes yesterday. What? There were no birthday wishes on Hire Jim Essian yesterday? Don’t think I didn’t notice.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, Bad Kermit asked me to file a post yesterday in honor of my birthday. He also asked me to buy two overpriced hockey tickets that were behind a Pole! Didn’t he know that the last time I had to sit so close to Poles at Wrigley Field, I was sandwiched in between Mike Bielecki and Dick Pole.  Pole was trying to tell Bielecki something about his delivery, and all Bielecki (aka the Polish Prince) could do is respond with fifth-grade humor about his pitching ...

Lazy Sunday Putting a Bow on DeRosa
The DiaTribe — ... From a national perspective, Buster Olney has a bit on DeRosa, and his importance to the 2008 Chicago team, in a piece about how the Cubs are headed in the wrong direction with the moves they’ve made so far this off-season: ...

Bradley is a Cub; Questions as to what's next
NationalsPride ::: Stat Boy — Bradley is a Cub; Questions as to what's next Posted on Jan. 5, 2009 at 8:59 PM Well it was fun while it lasted. To those who were enjoying Hendo's and I disagreements on Milton Bradley or those who just liked hearing us analyze Bradley's gifts and faults on the most recent Nationals Pridecast, those days are over. Milton Bradley today signed a 3 year, $30 million deal with the Chicago Cubs and will serve as their primary RF in an outfield that includes Alfonso Soriano in LF and Kosuke Fukodme and Reed Johnson platooning in CF. Buyer Beware: Bradley, now in the National League does not have the option of the DH, meaning he is an everyday ...