01-05-2009, 04:03 PM
I'm all for getting Bradley, but mostly for entertainment reasons. He's awesome for that.
As for his value to the team, he's Kerry Wood (to a T).
World-class talent, truly shocking injury history.
Since he became a starter, these are Bradley's GAMES PLAYED:
last year: 126
2007-<!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->61<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> (2-year average of 94)
2006-96 (3-year average of 94)
2005-75 (4-year average of 90)
2004-141 (5 year average of 100)
2003-101 (6 year average of 100)
2002-98 (7 year average of, well, 99.7, or less than 100 games per year)
So pick your number folks. At almost any point in his career, he seems to be a <i>lock</i>
for missing 60+ games. And we just traded DeRosa. And no DH to fall back on. Wheeee!
As for his value to the team, he's Kerry Wood (to a T).
World-class talent, truly shocking injury history.
Since he became a starter, these are Bradley's GAMES PLAYED:
last year: 126
2007-<!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->61<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> (2-year average of 94)
2006-96 (3-year average of 94)
2005-75 (4-year average of 90)
2004-141 (5 year average of 100)
2003-101 (6 year average of 100)
2002-98 (7 year average of, well, 99.7, or less than 100 games per year)
So pick your number folks. At almost any point in his career, he seems to be a <i>lock</i>
for missing 60+ games. And we just traded DeRosa. And no DH to fall back on. Wheeee!
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