bleachernation.com - 10/20/2009
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If the Chicago Cubs are ultimately able to move Milton Bradley, they will have to find someone to take over his right field duties (or center field, should Kosuke Fukudome slide back over to right). But that somebody won’t be Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe, who’d previously ...
How About Jason Bay for Chicago Cubs Right Fielder
bleachernation.com 10/12/2009 — If the Chicago Cubs are successful in their efforts to move Milton Bradley, it will leave a hole in right field that could be filled internally - by sliding Kosuke Fukudome back over to right field, and allowing Sam Fuld and Reed Johnson (if re-signed) to split time in center field. But the ...
Brad Hawpe is not going anywhere
bases.nbcsports.com 10/19/2009 — After being dropped in the lineup and then being benched way more than a man making what he's making is usually benched, there was a lot of speculation that the Rockies were going to try to unload Brad Hawpe. Not so,...
Payroll May Increase Slightly, But Might Not Include Any New Big Names
bleachernation.com 29 days ago — The Chicago Cubs sported a very healthy $140 million(ish) payroll in 2009 - good enough to top the Senior Circuit (with the New York Mets having about the same payroll). And it was worth every penny, right?
Fans no doubt expect that payroll will increase next year, and it is expected to do ...
Milton Bradley: Destination Toronto?
bleedcubbieblue.com 26 days ago —
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The Toronto Sun reports this morning on a potential Milton Bradley for Vernon Wells swap:
The ...
Billy Williams May Be On to Something
424tales.blogspot.com 16 days ago — The guys at Wrigleyville23 drew my attention to a piece by Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune which reported that Cubs legend Billy Williams would like to find a way to keep Milton Bradley in a Cubs uniform and have him become a productive member of the team.
"If we could salvage something ...
Fixing the Cubs outfield
talkingchicagobaseball.com 10/14/2009 — The Cubs have a hole to fit in their 2010 outfield, and it would appear to be the easiest way to add the "RBI bat" that Lou so desperately wants. The following are some options the Cubs have, ranked in the order I think would be most helpful:
Sign Mike Cameron to a one year deal. Cameron ...
Levine Gives Some Bad News, But Calls it Good News For Some Reason
424tales.blogspot.com 28 days ago — I'm not sure, but I think Bruce Levine needs a dictionary to understand the meaning of "good news." He starts out his blog post on ESPNChicago.com with:
"The news is almost all good for Chicago Cubs fans with the team now in possession of new owner and chairman of the board Tom ...
The Wreck of the Milton Bradley
feedproxy.google.com 15 days ago — It seems the Milton Bradley saga has been dragging out since the Edmund Fitzgerald headed out onto Lake Superior for the last time 34 years ago, but it has actually been less than a year since he signed with the team. Can you even f---ing believe that? Both events had about the ...
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Milton Bradley to the Tigers for Jeremy Bonderman?
bleachernation.com 10/26/2009 — As the post-season winds down, the Milton Bradley rumors will continue to intensify. The Chicago Cubs, no doubt, want to move him before the meaty part of the free agent period. Having him moved will allow the team to know where it stands, positionally and financially.
To that end, another ...
Bad Contracts, Milton Bradley and Other Cub Related Links
thecubreporter.com 28 days ago —
- Nick Steiner takes a look at Milton Bradley using Pitch F/X data and comes away impressed.
The fact that Bradley has such a bad year - and it wasn't even that bad
- can be placed solely on a huge drop in ISO from his previously
established norms. His plate discipline and contact ...