Milton Bradley and Cubs agree to deal?

[Andy]

Quick ESPN blurb on this.

[ColoradoCub]

It's a bit much, especially given the Burrell signing, but it's not unlike Hendry to overpay for a guy that he wants.

[Jody]

So can we now look forward to having a new version of this game coming out with his picture on it?

[phan]

Milton Bradley's games played since 2000

42
77
98
101
141
75
96
61
126

he's platooning

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=9135:date=Jan 5 2009, 05:09 PM:name=phan)-->QUOTE (phan @ Jan 5 2009, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Milton Bradley's games played since 2000

42
77
98
101
141
75
96
61
126

he's platooning<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

There's a difference between platooning and playing part of the season.

[phan]

true, i just meant that we can't (and shouldn't) count on him to be our everyday player in whatever outfield position he ends up playing so we're looking at paying a part time player 10mil a year.

yikes

[Butcher]

Harden and Bradley will become great friends.

[Clapp]

3/30? Fuck. I wonder what he's getting this year.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=9151:date=Jan 5 2009, 04:40 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Jan 5 2009, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->3/30? Fuck. I wonder what he's getting this year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hard to believe -- especially for a guy who can't stay on the field. And especially in this market.

It really shows you how valuable DeRosa was at his pricetag. He was making $5.5M and he's durable. And versitile.

I just hope he can find a way to not get hurt.

[phan]

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we generally have pretty good luck with that sort of thing

[ColoradoCub]

It's too bad that the whole trading Marquis thing kept us from going after Ibanez. For 3/$30m, I think I'd rather have him.

[Clapp]

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Hard to believe -- especially for a guy who can't stay on the field. And especially in this market.

It really shows you how valuable DeRosa was at his pricetag. He was making $5.5M and he's durable. And versitile.

I just hope he can find a way to not get hurt.
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Yeah I hate this. I read 3/24 yesterday, and then seeing Burrell get 2/16, you'd think Bradley's getting closer to that than 3/30. I would've done 2/20, giving this guy 3 years at 10 million per seems a bit ridiculous when he's never been on the field close to a full season, especially when he's not a designated hitter. Well he better have a 1.000 OPS in the games he plays or this won't be worth it. This isn't an exaggeration, history shows and is probably a better predictor with this guy than anybody else in the game that he'll miss a full year's worth of that contract. How about you give a guy like this 7 or 8 mil per guaranteed, and load that bitch with incentives. You play 140 games, put up a certain amount of numbers, we'll double that contract. The games he plays, he plays like a $20 million player, but he doesn't play near enough of them to be getting 10 mil per guaranteed over 3 seasons.

[rok]

For some reason I'm perfectly ok with this. I'll bet he's making 7-8 mil in 2009.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=9154:date=Jan 5 2009, 04:49 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 5 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It's too bad that the whole trading Marquis thing kept us from going after Ibanez. For 3/$30m, I think I'd rather have him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep, Bradley shouldn't be making as much money as that guy.

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=9157:date=Jan 5 2009, 04:51 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Jan 5 2009, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=9154:date=Jan 5 2009, 04:49 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 5 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It's too bad that the whole trading Marquis thing kept us from going after Ibanez. For 3/$30m, I think I'd rather have him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep, Bradley shouldn't be making as much money as that guy.
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I agree with that too. Maybe the Nats did push his price up some.