09-21-2009, 07:20 AM
Yup, the quickest way to get the most value for a player that needs to be traded in the offseason is to suspend him.
Yeah, Bradley is an ass.
He was an ass before he got to the Cubs. He was an ass when he showed up to play his first game. He was an ass when he decided to dispute his first MLB suspension this season to prove a point rather than help his team. He was an ass for talking and not talking to the media. The point, Bradley is an ass.
When a GM is stuck with an underperforming ass on your team with 2 years left on his contract and provided the following options: A) talk him up around the league, place in positions that he is most likely to succeed, provide the ass plenty of days off and limit the chances the ass speaks to the press - like, have him hit in the No. 2 hole before your team's best hitter in no stress games; or [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img] denigrate the ass in the press and then suspend him.
With other teams, option A is the best route. Unfortunately, this is the Cubs. It appeared the Cubs attempted option A but Bradley is a bigger ass than Hendry thought.
Now maybe Hendry is attempting to prove his worth to the new owners. If he can fix this mistake, it will be his best accomplishment since getting rid of another underperforming ass that had time left on his contract who wore out his welcome in Chicago - Todd Hundley.
Unfortunately, my guess is that Hendry is following more of the Sammy Sosa script rather than the Hundley script.
I'm guessing that in the offseason we'll be seeing articles comparing the 28 year old AA prospect that we receive for Bradley and the $21 MM to the Rangers, Rays or Nationals as a combination of Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Joe Mauer.
Yeah, Bradley is an ass.
He was an ass before he got to the Cubs. He was an ass when he showed up to play his first game. He was an ass when he decided to dispute his first MLB suspension this season to prove a point rather than help his team. He was an ass for talking and not talking to the media. The point, Bradley is an ass.
When a GM is stuck with an underperforming ass on your team with 2 years left on his contract and provided the following options: A) talk him up around the league, place in positions that he is most likely to succeed, provide the ass plenty of days off and limit the chances the ass speaks to the press - like, have him hit in the No. 2 hole before your team's best hitter in no stress games; or [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img] denigrate the ass in the press and then suspend him.
With other teams, option A is the best route. Unfortunately, this is the Cubs. It appeared the Cubs attempted option A but Bradley is a bigger ass than Hendry thought.
Now maybe Hendry is attempting to prove his worth to the new owners. If he can fix this mistake, it will be his best accomplishment since getting rid of another underperforming ass that had time left on his contract who wore out his welcome in Chicago - Todd Hundley.
Unfortunately, my guess is that Hendry is following more of the Sammy Sosa script rather than the Hundley script.
I'm guessing that in the offseason we'll be seeing articles comparing the 28 year old AA prospect that we receive for Bradley and the $21 MM to the Rangers, Rays or Nationals as a combination of Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Joe Mauer.