Bradley traded??

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They're not going to get out of the contract for an off-the-field arrest. Not with the strength of the MLBPA. The Mariners will end up paying virtually all of what they owe him. The Cubs easily got the better of that trade.
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Didn't Denny Neagle have his deal voided because he banged a prostitute?
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They tried but ended up settling with him. That might happen, but they'll be on the hook for most of his contract.
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I guess we'll see what the "criminal threat" was; there are some things that even the MLBPA wouldn't want to touch.
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There are, but I don't think "criminal threat" is one of them. Yeah, I mean if he threatened a terrorist attack, maybe not, but short of that, the MLBPA is as strong as a sports union gets. If they don't defend Bradley here, it undercuts them anytime in the future a team tries to void a contract for off-the-field conduct.