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Presuming that the Oakland A's move forward with their signing of Coco Crisp, there will be somewhat of a logjam in the outfield for the Athletics.
Fortunately for Billy Beane, Cubs GM Jim Hendry just happens to be looking for a center fielder.
While the rumors continue to circulate about Byrd being the word for the Cubs, don't dismiss the possibility of a trade with Oakland. Hendry has worked deals with Beane before, most recently the Jake Fox trade, plus Davis fits the mold of the type of player Hendry should be looking for.
That is, a slightly above league average offensive player ...
Former Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley (Cubbie Nation/file)
I'd been hoping over the last day to see some movement, some twist, some nuance—any indication of a plan, really—that would make the trade of Milton Bradley for Carlos Silva palatable. In the end, I keep coming back to the same conclusion: pathetic.
Yes, pathetic. I went back through the notes, looked at some old Silva footage, and combed over the Mariners blogs to see if the Silva that I remembered had evolved into someone else. Nope. He's still the same old poorly conditioned, soft-tossing fifth starter that I saw back in 2006-2007. Albeit, one ...
Matt Capps was non-tendered by the Pittsburgh Pirates last weekend and has announced plans to select five or six finalists for each.
Odds are Capps wants to close but has said he'll accept a set-up role with a contender.
Capps has announced plans to select five or six finalists from the teams that are reportedly interested in his services which are: the Diamondbacks, Cubs, Orioles, Mets, Rangers, Yankees, Nationals, Rockies, Marlins, and Tigers.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are not considered an outstanding contender with the Dodgers and upstart Giants in their division, but what they do have is a closer role that could be open ...
A few days ago, I talked about the limited interest Orlando Hudson was receiving thus far on the free agent market (which included some great comments about possible landing spots for Hudson!). That same day, the Cubs traded away Milton Bradley for Carlos Silva , in a swap of horrible contracts that frees up some money for the Cubs to spend. The Mariners threw in $9 million dollars in the deal, and around $5 million of that will be applied this season, which means the Cubs now have some limited payroll flexibility to work with.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that ...
Now that the Cubs have finally moved Milton Bradley, it appears that former Ranger Marlon Byrd is the target of choice for GM Jim Hendry in his ongoing search for a center fielder.
The caveat, of course, is that Byrd must agree to a salary that fits within the budget that GM Jim Hendry has following the Bradley trade. Yes, the Cubs received cash in the deal with the Mariners, but that cash is spread over two seasons, first of all, and second, part of it has to cover the difference in Silva and Bradley's salary.
So now the Byrd watch is ...
The very first thought that went through my mind today upon reading the Mariners had dealt starting pitcher Carlos Silva to the Chicago Cubs for left fielder Milton Bradley:
Wow! And that's a "Wow!" of awe and jubilation. Like most Mariners' fans, I've been hating Silva’s $48 million contract ever since it was signed.
And, as miserably as Silva has failed, I didn't think it would be possible to find a team willing to take on the salary.
But I guess when you have another team just as desperate to unload a player they think is a mess, these kind ...
The Chicago Cubs finished trading away Milton Bradley for Carlos Silva and a pile of cash to cover part of Silva’s hefty contract on Friday, December 18th.
Reports say that the Cubs will get Carlos Silva from the Mariners along with six million dollars to cover part of Silva’s remaining contract. The Cubs fans could not be happier to see the under-performing, over-paid Bradley leave Chicago. This, however, is not a bad deal for the Mariners because Bradley will be a very good fit in Seattle.
The Mariners get Milton Bradley, who is capable of hitting .300 if he would only stay ...
Thinking about how much of a bad streak Hendry has been on recently (the Bradley signing, the 2-year deal for John Grabow, not offering Rich Harden arbitration, etc.) I feel bad for Jim, and wanted to see what I can do to help him......Right now the Cubs bullpen looks like this:
CL -- Carlos Marmol
SU -- Angel Guzman, John Grabow
LR -- Sean Marshall
MR -- Justin Berg, Esmailin Caridad, Jeff Samardzija or Jon Gaub or Jeff Stevens
While I feel comfortable about the front 4 (even though Hendry waaaay overpaid Grabow and doesn't seem to pay any attention to a pitcher's WHIP), I'm ...
Cubs nation, our long national nightmare may at last be over.
After two full fruitless months of maneuvering toward a deal, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry has found a suitor for disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley . Bradley is headed to Seattle, in a trade that will net the Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Silva and $6 million in cash.
Silva, who will turn 31 in April, had two consecutive seasons of misery in Seattle. After signing a four-year deal worth nearly $50 million before the 2008 season, Silva posted a putrid 6.81 ERA in just 183 2/3 innings over the first half of ...
Cubs nation, our long national nightmare may at last be over.
After two full fruitless months of maneuvering toward a deal, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry has found a suitor for disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley . Bradley is headed to Seattle, in a trade that will net the Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Silva and $6 million in cash.
Silva, who will turn 31 in April, had two consecutive seasons of misery in Seattle. After signing a four-year deal worth nearly $50 million before the 2008 season, Silva posted a putrid 6.81 ERA in just 183 2/3 innings over the first half of ...
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