Bradley declines arbitration
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 7, 2008 11:14 PM CST
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Per Richard Durrett, Milton Bradley has declined arbitration.
The Rangers get a sandwich pick for him if he signs elsewhere.
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Happy trails, Hans.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 7, 2008 11:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
we got his best season...
at a very discounted rate. JD should be applauded for this, and for letting him walk. But I agree, he will certainly be missed.
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
by Haeger Champ on Dec 8, 2008 2:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Milton Bradley, you will be missed.
You were a beast-and-a-half this season.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 7, 2008 11:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
More like a beast for half a season.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________….
by t ball on Dec 7, 2008 11:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 7, 2008 11:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
indeed.
such a shame to see him most likely leaving. I’m glad we’ll get something in return, but I doubt whatever pick we get will accomplish what he has and would have for this team.
he will be missed…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2008 1:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your favorite Milton Bradley memory:
Go.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 7, 2008 11:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
him trying to hard to
be liked at the derby….
Freddie King rules faces.
by Ryin A on Dec 7, 2008 11:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the whole season
of constant PD i think it translated through out the line up and his grit.
by austin p. on Dec 7, 2008 11:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
4K game?
when it should have been a 4BB game…
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on Dec 7, 2008 11:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The throw from right field in KC was beastly.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 7, 2008 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Favorite Bradley memory
Him carring Laird off the field during the Ritchie Sexson incedent in Seattle.
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 7, 2008 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, check that
I just remembered the tarp slide in NY. That moment owns all other Bradley moments. Period. Anyone who says that wasn’t the best Bradley moment of the year is crazy.
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 7, 2008 11:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good call.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 7, 2008 11:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely worth a second look
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Dec 7, 2008 11:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember seeing this and thinking... uh, isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 7, 2008 11:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The rain out...
at Shea.
I like every Ranger more now that was involved in the tarp sliding.
Yes, even Rupe.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 7, 2008 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
let me say that strangely this was in perfect timeing with “sleigh ride” by kenny g which happens to be playing lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 8, 2008 12:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Welp
That solves that problem I guess.
I one regard, I’m going to miss having Bradley hitting cleanup behind Josh (and breaking up fights on the field) but in another I’m not going to miss the weeks he’d spend listed as “day-to-day”. Great player, and actually a pretty good guy, but he just wasn’t right for our plans next year. Best of luck, Milton.
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 7, 2008 11:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
T R s blog
says laird to the tigers. nothing more
by austin p. on Dec 7, 2008 11:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
"Plus one other player"
Probably a low A arm.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
by sprite on Dec 7, 2008 11:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
2nd Prospect
“The second prospect "is a 17-year-old who spent last season in the Dominican Summer League.” The deal will be announced Monday. Laird, a Scott Boras client, is under team control through 2010. "
by Baseball North on Dec 7, 2008 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 7, 2008 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You forgot to say
says Ken Rosenthal, via MLB Trade Rumors or wherever you got that from.
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by t ball on Dec 7, 2008 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Narrowing down the players, here are the 17 year olds
Samuel Ortiz, SS
Domingo Gonzales, SS
Rayni Guichardo, LHP
Carlos Melo, RHP
Emmaneul Del Orbe, RHP
In Smoak We Trust
by Smoak Some on Dec 7, 2008 11:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, beat me to it
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 7, 2008 11:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope it's one of the pitchers
The two SS on that list can’t seem to hit a frozen ham
by Telegraph on Dec 7, 2008 11:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Beware
using DSL stats for analysis. Those SS might be great prospects, have to see the scouting reports.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 7, 2008 11:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's possible
I just wanted to say frozen ham
by Telegraph on Dec 7, 2008 11:45 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
My money is on
Melo.
Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. 45 given up in the 1st quarter. Wow. But still we're better than Washington! Oh and, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-10 baby!
by sprite on Dec 7, 2008 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Any particular reason?
I’m thinking they would’ve wanted the lefty, Guichardo, myself.
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 7, 2008 11:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
boras
has laird as a client based on the OMFT quote ll
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 8, 2008 12:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If true, per GLaird...
more good riddance.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Dec 7, 2008 11:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Now I liked Milton Bradley
when he was healthy and in the line-up (because he is fully capable of greatness) but he was neither when it counted.
Dip-shit Washington letting him sit on the bench when the team was playing the Angels in July to seemingly make sure he was healthy enough to play in his first AS game was more than unsettling.
Ditto for Dip-shit Washington making sure MB qualified for the batting title.
Strange reaction because this is a player capable of phenomenal stats but good riddance.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Dec 7, 2008 11:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dip-shit Washington?
You can do better.
by brettgardner on Dec 7, 2008 11:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no, i firmly believe Washington
is among the dumbest managers in the game today.
do you disagree, bg?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Dec 7, 2008 11:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I
Wouldn’t know about that. He definitely doesn’t seem the smartest guy in the world.
I was just commenting on the name itself. Something more alliterative would be in order. “Witless” Washington or somesuch.
by brettgardner on Dec 7, 2008 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No, after two years
I think Dip-shit Washington seems to work for me but then again I have higher standards than a lot of readers in this crowd.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Dec 7, 2008 11:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
i almost guarantee you that he fucks up the playing time between salty/max/teagarden this year
fucking yet another year of development up for one of them
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 8, 2008 12:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I could necessarily do better.
I still think he’s a dip-shit.
(For argument’s sake.)
by philkid3 on Dec 8, 2008 12:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
laird
you have to wonder if we really had a shot at baliey
by austin p. on Dec 7, 2008 11:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I expect laird to follow in the footsteps of his personality equivilant Kevin Mench.
Complain about playing time and then end up getting even less on other teams in short order.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Dec 7, 2008 11:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thinking about DH
is anyone concerned (or maybe curious is a better word) that Smoak and Max Ramirez should be hitting their Major League stride around the same time? Those two and Crush make an interesting trio, but getting them all on the field will be a challenge. Surely Smoak will man 1B 90% of the time. So is Crush a DH until he hits FA? And if so, is Maximus only valuable to us as a trade piece once Smoak arrives?
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
by Haeger Champ on Dec 7, 2008 11:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
so is it far beyond a possiblity that davis plays even -10 or -15 according to +/- at 3b this year?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 8, 2008 12:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
we’ll even see him at 3B enough to know if he can play it this year.
I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.
by Haeger Champ on Dec 8, 2008 12:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
C/1B/DH/3B
say these rumors of a Laird trade are true…and say we somehow manage to swindle Sanchez for Blalock and prospect(s) from the Giants. That would leave us in 2009 with Davis at 1st, Duran/Metcalf/free agent at 3rd (Duran or Arias the utility man), Salty/Teagarden at C…now who is the DH? Does Max have a shot at it, or will he definitely go to AAA to refine his skills? Will the catcher that is not behind the plate have the DH spot locked up? We will have a busy outfield early on with Byrd, Boggs, Hamilton, Cruz and Murphy…so I guess one of those five would make the most sense.
It looks like half way through 2009, we’ll have to trade Byrd (barring injury to one of our outfielders) to open a spot for Borbon. If he starts out as hot as he finished last year and started the year before, I wonder what we can expect in return?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2008 1:45 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Byrd
If he has another season like his 07/08 campaigns, he could easily become a type A free agent… that would lead to two solid picks… with that factored in, the price would certainly go up
by Baseball North on Dec 8, 2008 2:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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