12-05-2008, 03:36 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->What about Milton Bradley for RF? I know he's been injured a lot, and we'd certainly need a Plan B if he gets hurt, but he'd give us a pretty versatile OF between him/fuk/pie/johnson and could hit anywhere in the lineup really. All baggage aside, I think I'd rather have him than Ibanez, and they were both making similar money last season.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But his baggage is an issue more than any player in baseball right now. He's only had over 400 at bats 2 times in 8 years. There's a reason he's been on 6 teams in that span. When he's not hurt, he's causing trouble. Tearing his acl when he was arguing with an ump was so fitting, and anger management's apparently done nothing for this guy. Even during his great 08 season he tried to go up and confront a Royals announcer in the booth during a game.
But yeah, he's an undeniable talent and if you got lucky with his health and behavior, he'd be great to have.
But his baggage is an issue more than any player in baseball right now. He's only had over 400 at bats 2 times in 8 years. There's a reason he's been on 6 teams in that span. When he's not hurt, he's causing trouble. Tearing his acl when he was arguing with an ump was so fitting, and anger management's apparently done nothing for this guy. Even during his great 08 season he tried to go up and confront a Royals announcer in the booth during a game.
But yeah, he's an undeniable talent and if you got lucky with his health and behavior, he'd be great to have.
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