trueslant.com - 11/4/2009
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If Cubs general manager Jim Hendry can trade Milton Bradley, his greatest mistake, anytime this off-season, he’ll automatically qualify for Major League Executive of the Year….not. But Hendry ought to get some kind of medal for getting himself, the Cubs and new owner Tom Ricketts out of ...
trsullivan.mlblogs.com - 11/2/2009
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trsullivan.mlblogs.com —
The Rangers refuse to rule out the possibility
of Milton Bradley coming back to Texas. Club officials...
aren't expecting it to happen but it's something club officials are definitely talking about as they try to figure out a way to...
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Monday Morning Manager...Milton Bradley
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 11/4/2009
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talkingchicagobaseball.com —
The affordable free agents are bad. the pitchers
coming back in a potential Milton Bradley deal are...
bad too, but lucky for the Cubs we have one last place to look for our fifth stater. Luckily our internal options look strong and capable of getting the job done just as well as most of the names ...
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The Search For a Fifth Starter: The Internal Options
chicagocubsonline.com - 11/4/2009
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chicagocubsonline.com —
The Cubs' organizational meetings are in full swing
in Mesa. Tom Ricketts reportedly addressed his baseball staff...
for the first time and will meet with Mesa officials on Wednesday to discuss possible sites for the Cubs new facilities. A majority of the news ( and rumors ) around the Cubs is ...
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A Little News ... and A Few Cubs' Rumors
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Castle: Is Milton Bradley untradeable by the Chicago Cubs?
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Castle: Is Milton Bradley untradeable by the Chicago Cubs? Castle: Keep Bradley? Cubs look to patch up offense. Move 3,000 miles west to San Francisco. Obviously, the Giants feel they’re stuck with an albatross in Aaron Rowand’s three years and $36 million left on his contract. Twenty-eight homers and 134 RBIs in two seasons is not what GM Brian Sabean paid for when he signed Rowand. “He’s not the Aaron Rowand of a few years ago,” said a source. But if Hendry could pull off this deal, he should have the Ricketts clan out with collection plates to raise the extra cash ...
Rowand for Bradley: The idea that just won't die
McCovey Chronicles —
... is unspeakably awful at hitting a baseball. Let's call it a wash.
(Aaron) Rowand is the life of a clubhouse and would restore the chemistry lost by the forced departures of Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood. His hustle and nose for the baseball in center field are unquestioned, allowing Fukudome to move back to right field. A reprise of his Giants offensive numbers would be acceptable with all the other hitters in the Cubs lineup.
That's from a Cub perspective on a possible Rowand-for-Bradley swap. My response:
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/4/2009
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