Winter Meetings
tks
most of us up.....Action, for example, like having Uncle Miltie being
traded and then, filling in some missing pieces.
We'll soon know.
tks
Michael Lanasa
says...
It seems like Bradley almost has to get traded before the Cubs can make
any other moves, because they don't know how much money they will have
to throw in with MB.
Claude
"Michael Lanasa" <mpNOl...@yahSPAMoo.com> wrote in message
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When the paper starts talking about the possibility of getting Burrell and
his big contract, then flipping him to another team, all the while adjusting
all that money and those contracts among the 3 teams, to me it's
mind-boggling
tks
The Cubs learned one thing for sure....Bradley is not exactly in demand
by any major league team. Actually, they learned two things.... They are
going to have to pay a much bigger chunk of Bradley's salary than they
originally thought.
I cannot foresee any way Bradley will be on the team when Spring
Training begins but where he will be is a mystery. Consensus stills
seems to point to the Rays but they just added to their salary by
getting Soriano from the Braves, so who really knows?
We used to make fun of Baker's comment about how walks just clog up the
bases...Well, now we can make fun of how Hendry has clogged up the
roster.....Seems like we always have something.
tks
Claude
"tks" <tks...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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The only question with Bradley is how much of the $17 million the Cubs will
have to eat. My guess is most of it. I would rather have them get a few
prospects for him than some contract that will continue to "clog up the
roster". But then, it's not my money. Man, just imagine.....you made a
deal that lost almost $17 million dollars for your employer...How many
people in the real world would have kept their job?
Frank Sereno
I know it seems lunacy to have Bradley back on the Cubs next year, but there
were plenty of us who thought it was lunacy to sign him in the first place.
After all, he had quite a history of misbehavior. Hell, the history of
numerous injuries should have been enough to make Hendry go another
direction last winter.
What the Cubs ought to be doing right now is repairing the rift between
Milton and his teammates, especially those who had negative comments
regarding him after the suspension. Milton should be seeking counseling
and/or anger management. And before spring training gets here, the Cubs need
to get as many of the players together in a group session to air out their
differences. These guys don't have to like one another, they just have to
work together. Lord knows I didn't like several of my former co-workers, but
they and I did our jobs every day.
The Cubs should be looking into how they can limit media access to Milton.
Would they be in violation of any MLB rules if they screen off a corner of
the clubhouse for him?
And then the other thing I would be looking into would be how egregious of
act would Milton have to commit to be in violation of his contract to the
extent that it could be terminated. Because from a financial standpoint,
it's better to pay him for a few months or whatever and then be able to fire
him without owing him any additional money rather than paying him to play
for some other team.
And most importantly, if the Cubs and Milton are playing well, the fans are
going to quit riding his ass. Winning solves a lot of problems.
And this is not to say that I want Bradley to remain with the Cubs, but it
seems pretty stupid to have to pay basically his entire contract to remove
him from the roster. If they have screwed the pooch on trading Bradley that
badly, perhaps they just might as well keep him. And if MB plays well this
spring, maybe they could actually get some value for him.
One more thing, they need to change his uniform number. I think that "21" is
cursed.
Ron Johnson
>
> The Cubs should be looking into how they can limit media access to Milton.
> Would they be in violation of any MLB rules if they screen off a corner of
> the clubhouse for him?
I think so. He can decline to talk to the media but they get access
to him.
>
> And then the other thing I would be looking into would be how egregious of
> act would Milton have to commit to be in violation of his contract to the
> extent that it could be terminated.
Forget it. That ship sailed with the Padres attempts to terminate
the contracts of LaMarr Hoyt and Alan Wiggins.
> Because from a financial standpoint,
> it's better to pay him for a few months or whatever and then be able to fire
> him without owing him any additional money rather than paying him to play
> for some other team.
That only matters if any money freed up went towards signing
additional talent. Remains to be seen.
Kind of moot, because unless he gets completely unable to cope
(like Alex Johnson) it's very likely the Cubs will be paying him
to play elsewhere. As long as he can hit it's likely there will
be a manager who things they can handle him. Bad as Bradley has
been he's never been as bad as Turkey Mike Donlin (that gap in
1902 wasn't an injury. He was in jail. For beating up an
actress. He also did lesser time for beating up a cab driver,
fighting with a streetcar driver, fighting with the cops. ...
As well as quitting baseball to take up acting. Or holding
out for months.) As long as he could hit he got to play
The G, no C
> (that gap in 1902 wasn't an injury.
You know, many a sleepless night I have had...
=;-p
G
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