When has Bradley ever contributed to a team like that team had hoped for when they signed him? I would be pissed if he came to Anaheim. Thankfully, I don’t think Soth would approve of Milton, so I’m not too worried.

I am pretty sure the Angels will never actively seek another player who has a past problem with attitude/authority figures, etc. Not under Sosh and Arte.

 You have to think its the reason why Arte stroked Manny Ramirez last year in a lengthy paragraph and then ended it with, “We’re not interested.”

That being said, if it comes down to this, which is the lesser of two evils? A disgruntled Matthews or a shitty attitude pre-madonna like Milton “I invented Monopoly” Bradley?

Players like Bradley don’t respond well to the Soth’s Iron Hand. On this team he will be asked to sacrifice, take days off, and heaven forbid Soth brings in a pinch runner for him just before the playoffs.

Your crazy if you think this guy wouldn’t throw an even bigger tantrum.

They may want to keep him, same goes for the angels. They may want to keep mathews.

The differences between GMJ and Milton Bradley are legion and the chief one is that GMJ, despite his rather routine talent, is a class act. Bradley is a nut job and a clubhouse cancer. Guillen, for all of his luney tooness, at least always gave 100%. If we wind up with Bradley, we will long for the days of Guillen.

No No No

I’d rather watch paplebon river dance than see this d-bag in an angels uniform.

Sounds like everyone loses.

I say go for it. He was provoked by an ump and he criticized the Cubs. I have no problem with his behavior in either situation. Being on a successful team would probably channel his energy in a positive direction.

My only concern would be how he would react if Soth sticks with a player who’s underperforming, ala Figgy in this ALCS. Will Bradley call him out in the press? Start a fight in the clubhouse? Certainly this is a question you’d have to ask him. Perhaps Bud Black would offer Soth some advice in this regard.

is that his ego is as big as Scioscia’s and that will eventually lead to problemas

ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE???

You want to trade a guy who, though unhappy, manned up and worked for the team, for a known cancer?

Are you on worse crack than JP Riccardi?

milton is a horrible cancer. clearly. time and time again. and, enough of brandon wood and this chris pettit, its way to early to think about the angels without figgy and big daddy vlady.

GET RID OF RIVERA FOR THIS GUY

Even Jose Guillen played his ass off when he was with the Angels. The Rangers, to a man, say that they would welcome Bradley back. I just think both Guillen and Bradley are weird guys, and I doubt that their teammates take them too seriously.

If Bradley were relegated to DH, he can come up to bat, but retreat to the clubhouse between AB’s. We’d hardly even know he was there. And he had great numbers as a DH for Texas, so that might be is best role.

But, as the post above states, I don’t think the Cubs would do it.

I think, at least for the time being, they’re not going to be doing a whole lot of swapping guys around until a selling partner for the franchise is found and there’s some stability in the organization. And even though it’s only $2 million, I don’t think they want to take on more payroll if it comes with no immediate benefit to them.

Remember all you Gullien bashers what he did BEFORE he exploded.
If we have Bradley for one year and he is for the most part well behaved and productive (which is likely the case) and then in the second year we have to cut him or trade him for a bag of marbles… Then we only lost out on around 11 million as opposed to GMJ which is a loss in both years
This is worth doing because then you can let Abreu go keep Vlad at DH, Milton in LF Juan in RF (where he is better) and since Bradley has his moments where it looks like he wants some days off, you use those few days a month to get other guys in the field and DH Bradley

I think that even if it goes south, Milton is capable of much more than GNJ and if it pans out it will be huge and if it implodes (which it wouldn’t right away) we still come out better with less owed in the end
Remember Bradley is usually decently behaved in the first year, when did he start going to shit, when the Cubs couldn’t win, when the Padres couldn’t wind and when the rangers couldn’t win. He would benefit from going to a winning franchise that doesn’t need him to be the stud

These are a list of “bad contracts”
it seems like a swap for someone on this list is the easiest way to get rid of GMJ
I like the Pitchers on this list beacause it gives us some strength in the bullpen or a 5th starter (dontrelle and Robertson might do well with a scenery change.)

 * Vernon Wells, Blue Jays – five years, $98.5MM
    * Alfonso Soriano, Cubs – five years, $90MM
    * Barry Zito, Giants – four years, $83MM
    * Alex Rios, White Sox – five years, $59.7MM
    * Travis Hafner, Indians – three years, $40.25MM
    * Aaron Rowand, Giants – three years, $36MM
    * Carlos Guillen, Tigers – two years, $26MM
    * Carlos Silva, Mariners – two years, $25MM
    * Francisco Cordero, Reds – two years, $25MM
    * Oliver Perez, Mets – two years, $24MM
    * Gary Matthews Jr., Angels – two years, $23MM
    * Milton Bradley, Cubs – two years, $21MM
    * Juan Pierre, Dodgers – two years, $18.5MM
    * Jeff Suppan, Brewers – one year, $14.5MM
    * David Ortiz, Red Sox – one year, $12.5MM
    * Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers – one year, $12.5MM
    * Jose Guillen, Royals – one year, $12MM
    * Eric Chavez, Athletics – one year, $12MM
    * Dontrelle Willis, Tigers – one year, $12MM
    * Eric Byrnes, Diamondbacks – one year, $11MM
    * Fausto Carmona, Indians – two years, $11MM
    * Scott Linebrink, White Sox – two years, $10.5MM
    * Nate Robertson, Tigers – one year, $10MM
    * Edgar Renteria, Giants – one year, $9.5MM
    * Pat Burrell, Rays – one year, $9MM
    * Kei Igawa, Yankees – two years $8MM
    * Jeff Francis, Rockies – one year, $5.75MM
    * Kyle Farnsworth, Royals – one year, $5MM
    * Willy Taveras, Reds – one year, $4MM
    * Aaron Miles, Cubs – one year, $2.7MM
    * Honorable mentions: Michael Young (4/64, some deferred), Carlos Lee (3/55.5), Derek Lowe (3/45), Todd Helton (2/40.3), Kyle Lohse (3/32.625), Magglio Ordonez (1/18, possible vesting option), Mike Lowell (1/12), Chris Snyder (2/11.25), Cristian Guzman (1/8), Jamie Moyer (1/7.5), Kaz Matsui (1/5)

He will want to play every day. He will not play every day. Chaos will ensue.

When Gary wants to play and doesn’t get to, he’s vocal until it’s time for the season to start and then he shuts up and does his job. Boardgame will not do the same.

No.

Guys like Bradley tend to go postal just when their best attitude and effort is needed the most. Look when Guillen when into the helmet-throwing tantrum…2-3 weeks before the playoff’s started.
Besides, Bradley threw out the “racism” charge when he was a Dodger. It’s too bad such a talented athlete behaves like a troubled teen-ager. This town doesn’t have enough ego space for Bradley AND Artest.

Are you kidding? Why not ask Ron Artest? Bradley’s on a new team every other season it seems. Why is that?

Dave and Wes.

I didn’t really have a problem with a Manny either. I’ve always thought personalities are part of the game, and we might as well get some production out of that $10 million other than pine warming.

Can you people honestly sit there and tell me that you’d replace Vladimir Guerrero with Milton Bradley as DH? You’d replace Vlad’s smile, quite demeanor, goofy swing and warm heart with someone who has been kicked off of every team he’s played for (do you know how hard it is to have The Dodgers kick you out?). After all that Vlad has done for this team (including a respectable post season this year) we’re going to ship him off for cancer? I understand if Vladdy doesn’t come back but this is going to be his replacement?

If we’re only willing to look at the numbers and willing to take on Jose Guillen v.2, we’ve sold our souls.

Milton Bradley, while overpaid, still provided value for the Cubs. He was paid $7 million in 2009, and provided $5.1 million worth of production, and was worth 1.1 wins above replacement.

Gary Matthews Jr., meanwhile, took $10.4 million from the Angels in 2009, and provided -$5.3 million in production. The negative sign is not a mistake. He was worth -1.1 wins above replacement.

So yeah, this trade would benefit the Angels, while totally screwing the Cubs. So the Cubs would hang up really, really fast.

Just give HGH and cash to the team offering the best minor leaguers.

and its the beggining of the Reggie Willits era!!!haha

u guys seriously want him on your team???
blehhhhhhhhh
the one good thing about milton bradley
is that we were able to trade him for Andre Ethier :)

LET BOBBY ABREU WALK.

AFTER A COMPLETE SEASON IN 2007 WITH THE PHILLIES AND GOING TO THE SKANKS THE PHILS WIN THE W.S. THE FOLLOWING SEASON.
AFTER A COMPLETE SEASON WITH THE 2008 SKANKS LOOK WHO’S IN THE W.S. THIS YEAR.

How about Lastings Milledge, too?

The first time Bradley has one of his little girl fits Sciosia will throw a tantrum and that would be it.

Get rid of GMJ but we don’t need the drama of Bradley.

and anyone playing against the Yankees.

or Jose Canseco?

Lee is a monster

I make the trade and wouldnt look back ever. Even if the trade did some of the negative things that some have spoken about I have to believe that GMJ is not to far away from pulling the same crap that Jose Guillen did. I know GMJ will never post the numbers that Uncle Milty has or is capable of. Come on Uncle Milty and Cousin Oliver would be nice to have in Angels uniforms nest year.

I really dont think that his return to the So Cal market would make that much of an impact but I think guys like Tori Hunter would. If our fearless leader really wants to know what Bradley is all about all he has to do is inquire……….I am sure Bud Black would be able to give him all the info he needs. Here is the truth though I really dont know if the Cubs want GMJ back they know he is awful from the 2001 season when he played in over a 100 games and hit .217

Big question is ……….everyone knows GMJ sux right? So what do you really think your going to get. Milton Bradley would be a steal when it comes to talent vs talent.

trade Matthews for some prospects and sign a free agent outfielder (Bay if not Abreu).

I’m selling. Milton is 6’0" of destruction, and not the good kind. The only place for him may be back with Texas.

We are going to have to give a team him AND eat his contract for one mid-level prospect.

But its cool, keep thinking that baseball Front Offices know shit and you have it all figured out.

Bradleys a decent player. GMJ has had negative (!) production over the life of his contract. TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE!!!!!

   We should go for it. We owe GMJ 23 mil. They owe Bradley 21 mil. Make the trade, save two million, then cut his ass loose

Would bring along his temper tantrums and be a lotta grief- If we re-sign Abreu I’d say trade GMJ anyway we can, eat part of his salary- If we don’t re-sign Abreu, play him (GMJ) on right field

tell me one team he didn’t freak out on. Even on texas when he was happy and productive he tried to kill a reporter and had to be restrained

milton bradley?—no figgins?
no abreu? no vlad? nuts? no Lackey? just crazy
sign
sign them all Lackey-Abreau-Figgy and Vlad absolutely
trade mathews for someone else-maybe a brken down pitcher with a big contract that someone else is trying to get rid of

More realistic opportunities to trade Bradley still exist in Tampa, with a possible trade for Pat Burrell, or possible scenarios with the Texas Rangers or the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Gary Matthews Jr. of the Angels is a name which has been speculated about in media reports over the last couple of days.

Is HH the speculated media? LINK