Milton Bradley Rumors: Monday
8:20pm: ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports that the Rays haven't backed off on a possible Milton Bradley deal, even though talks with the Mets involving Pat Burrell are now dead. Money is currently the...
View ArticleCubs Close On Milton Bradley Trade?
6:03pm: MLB.com's Jordan Bastian says Bradley is not a fit for the Jays. 5:37pm: A high-level Mariners official shot down the Cubs-Mariners rumor, according to Wittenmyer. 5:34pm: Another AL team – not...
View ArticleCubs Rumors: Bradley, Cameron, Putz
Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times passes on the latest updates he has heard regarding a potential Milton Bradley trade. His source indicates that neither Texas or Tampa Bay is the destination...
View ArticleMilton Bradley Rumors: Wednesday
7:05pm: Ian Browne of MLB.com says there's "no chance" the Bradley-Lowell deal goes through. Sounds about right. But ESPN.com's Gordon Edes says the Cubs really did ask. 6:43pm: A Cubs official didn't...
View ArticleMilton Bradley Rumors: Thursday
3:03pm: Yahoo's Tim Brown tweets that if a Bradley trade is close, it's not with the Rays. 1:37pm: USA Today's Bob Nightengale has Cubs officials saying they are close to a Bradley trade, and...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Jacobs, Bradley, Lackey, Lyon
Some links to start the weekend… MLB.com's Joe Frisaro says that Mike Jacobs isn't a fit to return to the Marlins. The team's second best prospect is first baseman Logan Morrison, who is on the cusp of...
View ArticleCafardo On Gonzalez, Rodney, Valverde
In his latest column for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo applauds the Yankees' offseason moves so far, but writes that they still have some major decisions ahead of them. Here are some other highlights...
View ArticleCubs Step Up Pursuit Of Marlon Byrd, Others
5:19pm: Carrie Muskat says that while Byrd is the Cubs first choice among free agent outfielders, they haven't ruled out bringing Reed Johnson back. Muskat also notes that Byrd and Bradley have the...
View ArticleCubs Still Not Close To Dealing Bradley
Although at least three teams are still interested in Milton Bradley, no trade is close, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The FOX duo names the Rays, Rangers, and Mariners...
View ArticleCubs, Mariners Swap Bradley For Silva
The Cubs and Mariners swapped bad contracts today, with outfielder Milton Bradley heading to Seattle and pitcher Carlos Silva to Chicago. SI's Jon Heyman first reported the reignited trade talks, and...
View ArticleOlney’s Latest: Bradley, Damon, Yankees, Harang
In today’s blog post at ESPN, Buster Olney writes that the presence of Ken Griffey Jr. should help Milton Bradley and the clubhouse culture in Seattle, however this might be the final straw for Bradley...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Bedard, Phillies, Yankees
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but these links are so delightful… Don't count on Erik Bedard signing anytime soon, says Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times. Until teams get a better handle on when...
View ArticleCubs Rumors: Byrd, Capps, Bradley
After finally trading Milton Bradley, the Cubs are in position to move forward and address the rest of their offseason priorities. Let's round up some Cubs-related links…. Jon Heyman tweets that before...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Gonzalez, Bradley, Hamels
Let's have a look at some miscellaneous Sunday links…. The Tigers purchased the contract of catcher Andy Bouchie from the Long Beach Armada. Bouchie, 24, was a seventh round pick by the Brewers after...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Nationals, Podsednik, Duchscherer
Links for Monday… Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that the Nationals still have money left to sign Matt Capps, assuming he wants to go there. Morosi expects Capps to decide on his next team this...
View ArticleFour Team Salary Dump Trade Fell Through
Well here's an interesting deal that never came to be. According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, a four-team trade involving Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell, Luis Castillo, and Gary Matthews Jr. fell apart at the...
View ArticleDiscussion: Pat Burrell
Pat Burrell's move to the American League did not go as smoothly as he or the Rays hoped. Burrell left the World Series-winning Phillies to sign a two-year, $16MM free agent contract with Tampa Bay...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Zambrano, Cabrera, Molina
Links for Monday… Matt Klaassen of Fangraphs gave his thoughts on the Orioles' "enviable outfield logjam." In his Offseason Outlook for the club, Tim suggested that Luke Scott could make sense as a...
View ArticleCafardo’s Latest: Beckett, Red Sox, Twins, Lowry
The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo has plenty of rumors from around the league for us this morning, so let's round them all up… The Red Sox are likely to use Roy Halladay's three-year, $60MM deal "minus...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: Ruiz, Braves, Offenses, Yankees
Links for Thursday… ESPN's Jorge Arangure tweets that Jose Julio Ruiz has changed agents, which will likely complicate any negotiations. The Red Sox were reported hot on the Cuban defector's trail. Tim...
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