Padres acquire Milton Bradley

by Zonis on Jun 28, 2007 9:10 PM PDT in News Comment 89 comments

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The Milton Bradley saga is now over. Bradley has been traded to San Diego. I wonder what kind of reception he's going to get in Los Angeles? Remember, Bradley is a DePodesta guy and DePo now works for the Padres. - Blez]

Per Rotoworld:
The Padres have reportedly acquired Milton Bradley from the A's for a pitching prospect.
It could be a very nice pickup if Bradley shows up and is ready to play, and if not, well, the Padres can still get by with Jose Cruz Jr. and company in left field. Bradley likely will get a chance to play regularly , leaving Cruz with far less playing time for the short-term.

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hmmmm

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 28, 2007 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

SD is a much better place to play than KC is.

Have a feeling Milton will magically heal from his last injury.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 28, 2007 9:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's hope they're taking his salary too.

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jun 28, 2007 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder what "pitching prospect" we'll get

in return for Bradley? Better than Nunez?

by Zonis on Jun 28, 2007 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Prospect

I am killing myself looking for who we got for him, especially since I know a little about the San Diego minor leaguers. Not sure if they just don't know who it is, or they just don't care enough to say who it is.

by Brian Durack on Jun 28, 2007 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, the real question

Better than Flores?

by MobiusKlein on Jun 28, 2007 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not Flores

He should make the team; you don`t have to be better then Ron Flores, just Collby Lewis.

by Threepwood XX on Jun 28, 2007 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hope milton finds a happy home in san diego.

by gotgreen on Jun 28, 2007 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I do too.

Good luck to Milton.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 28, 2007 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

way to stay positive

I agree with you guys. I'm kinda sad to see old Milton go, he hit great against the Twins in the ALDS. But had too many injuries... too much up and down.

but with Kielty, Barton! and Piazza in the minors, we've got plenty of hitters coming up. Just gotta catch the Tigers/Indians for the Wild Card....

by thunt on Jun 29, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got this through

SBN blog Gaslamp Ball, but apparently it looks like Bradley may make his first start with the Padres at Dodger Stadium.

That makes it intriguing. I wonder if he'll throw bottles at anyone?

Oh and yeah, that oblique injury suddenly seems all better now that Kansas City isn't involved.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 28, 2007 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

RHP Andrew Brown

A comment made in the thread you linked to suggests that the player was RHP Andrew Brown. He is a reliever at Triple-A Portland who has a 2.78 ERA this year with 43:15 K:BB in 35 2/3 innings. His career numbers are very good as well. I think this makes it (assuming this IS the player we got, which certianly hasn't been confirmed) third time he has been traded since he was drafted in 1999.

Honestly I am just happy we didn't get stuck with nothing but his salary.

by Brian Durack on Jun 28, 2007 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's the catch?

That sounds allright.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 28, 2007 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, the nun-raping charge

was never proven so it looks like a pretty good deal.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 28, 2007 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As far as I know

That case really wasn't as "black and white" as everyone originally thought.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on Jun 28, 2007 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

just so long as he doesn't make a habit of it

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 29, 2007 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'll wimple out.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 29, 2007 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's the conventional response

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 29, 2007 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you guys are cracking me up

I don't usually comment, but you nun-raping bastards are cracking me up. thanks. :>

by thunt on Jun 29, 2007 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't know he spent any time in Salvador

It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.

by Scottbass on Jun 29, 2007 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Trade

It seems perfectly plausible if that is who we got - just the type of player we needed. Not sure there is a catch, especially with Billy working with DePo.

by Brian Durack on Jun 28, 2007 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or not...

Check that, I think I misread the comment, although I am not too sure even after reading it over a few more times.

Um, can we have him anyway, please?

by Brian Durack on Jun 28, 2007 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

I read that as RIP Andrew Brown. Sadly, it made sense.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 28, 2007 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

could we trade him to some WV team for ...

... John Brown's body?

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 29, 2007 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please don't Harp on this anymore

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 29, 2007 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it's the other Andrew Brown

This guy makes more sense for the A's

http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/...

note nickname: "Gimpy". Very low salary, too.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2007 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gimpy

Sure he's dead, but odds are he is healthier than Bradley.

by Brian Durack on Jun 28, 2007 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And he won't throw chairs!

Trouble is, he's maintained an uncanny silence in the locker room.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2007 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or maybe ...

... this guy?

He is said to have "Hall of Fame" stuff, and looks like a better, well, demographic fit for our team.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Jun 29, 2007 6:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or

this guy?

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 29, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or

this guy?

He's not going to try to kill you, I'm just going to try to doink you. -Rex Hudler

by JediLeroy on Jun 29, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it is pretty messed up

if Bradley faked that injury. I used to like the guy, but now not so much. I guess I wouldn't want to play for KC either though...

by dbuzi123 on Jun 28, 2007 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh come on

Most of us would kill to play in the majors, regardless if it is KC. But, it is not like it was going to be an eternity. He is a free agent after this year so he spends 3 months in KC gets a cool 2 million and listens to KC sell him on the city and try to over pay him for the next 3 years.

ogallalabob

by ogallalabob on Jun 29, 2007 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Playing in KC would've been almost ..

... like playing in the Majors.

I suspect that he faked it, hoping for a better deal like this one, or that he would pass through to free agency. As an A's partisan, I don't like that he did it, as we presumably would have rather had that KC reliever.

But on my dark, MachIavellian side, I have to admit to some grudging admiration. It was a gutsy bargaining move that ended up making him likely better-off, and presumably us only slightly worse-off, we think.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Jun 29, 2007 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And then I think: Fire Machiavelli NOW!

/just can't decide.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Jun 29, 2007 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope we use the $2 million

to sign the signability guys we drafted in later rounds. An extra $2 million spent on the draft would be a nice addition to our minor league system. Of course, it would also be great if the $2 million is used for more golden pacifiers for Wolffish's grandbabies, because a baby can never have enough of those.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Jun 28, 2007 9:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I want Gary Brown. We need a leadoff hitter...even if it does take him 4 years to develope.

by Threepwood XX on Jun 28, 2007 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's the main guy

He should cost a million or so, leaving a million for others.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Jun 28, 2007 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's not signing

i talked to his sister yesterday and he is going to stay with Fullerton

by bloodshot13 on Jun 29, 2007 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good luck Milton.

You had some big moments for us, and I'll never forget them. I'm rooting for you.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jun 28, 2007 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I am hoping that this works out well for

everyone. Hopefully the A's got some bullpen help and Milton goes on to crush the Dodgers. I bet Plaschke is going to have an aneurysm over this one.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 28, 2007 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope Plaschke is in the stands

and Bradley kills him with a foul ball. The world would be a better place without Plaschke in it.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Jun 28, 2007 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, Plaschke was

going to have an aneurysm when he thought he was moving to the Royals' front office, but now he's just fine.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 28, 2007 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Simers is probably stoked

he's always dug Bradley.

It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.

by Scottbass on Jun 29, 2007 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Same here

I wish the guy nothing but luck, especially where his health is concerned.

I also must say I'm glad Beane got something for him and unloaded the salary. Once the DFA deed was done, this is about the best outcome we could hope for.

by peanut gallery on Jun 28, 2007 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed on both counts

... but do we know for sure that San Diego is taking on the full salary?

"...but we're also always open to hearing about other sandwiches if it can make our lunch better." -- Nico, channeling Billy Beane

by iglew on Jun 29, 2007 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not that I've seen.

Just wishful thinking on my part.

by peanut gallery on Jun 29, 2007 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reunited...

with Bocachica and GM.com and it feels so good.

Clearly SD is more racially tolerant. Clearly

by opasewq on Jun 28, 2007 11:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this is awesome news

i'm something of a padre fan. i didn't understand the barrett trade (he's defensively horrible) but milton is an awesome addition for SDP. I can already see him battling the mets in october.

by notah8er on Jun 29, 2007 12:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good luck Uncle Milty,

I hope you stay healthy and happy.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jun 29, 2007 8:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't he have to GET healthy & happy first?

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 29, 2007 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's that sound?

Ah, it was 24 guys in San Diego simultaneously going, "Oy."

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 29, 2007 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

24 to make a minyan?

is this a special San Diego rabbinical ruling

by NoeValley on Jun 29, 2007 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's healthy...

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please define healthy.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 29, 2007 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Ready and able to

don the San Diego blue and compete on the ballfield."

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Ready and able to

don the San Diego blue and throw chairs onto the ballfield."

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 29, 2007 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Isn't that the whole point of chairs?

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Totally.

Whoever decided that a chair should be used as an ass holder... lame. Let's get a little more creative, chair maker.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 29, 2007 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Healthy:

What my agent says I am, unless I'm traded to a losing team.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 29, 2007 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

c'mon get healthy!

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 29, 2007 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is crap...

Can we get Andre Eithier back?

Halos Heaven is like the war on terror...it's a joke.

by Vegas A's Fan on Jun 29, 2007 9:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe if we ask nicely?

The Dodgers seem pretty reasonable.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 29, 2007 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ethier is not that good.

He would not be a starter.

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eithier is hitting .279 with 30 rbi's

Which is a better average than 2 of the A's outfielders, I guess they would put him on the bench so that the guys with lower averages could start instead.

Go A's!!!! Mike Scioscia is a fat tub of lard

by 3Chavy3 on Jun 29, 2007 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well,

he may be better than Kotsay, but he wouldn't play over him. And DJ has a 50 point OPS advantage in a tougher league. He'd play over Stewart.

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wonder what Cleveland would

want for Sizemore? :P

A CF that can field and hit - such a novel thing.

by OldhamA on Jun 29, 2007 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dj is a 1st baseman

I thought we were talking about outfileders

Go A's!!!! Mike Scioscia is a fat tub of lard

by 3Chavy3 on Jun 29, 2007 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Benching him opens an OF spot,

but that just supports my point. Swisher, Buck, and Kotsay would be ahead of Ethier in line in the OF.

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beane only wants Ethier back ...

... if he has some debilitating injury.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 29, 2007 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SARS would be great, thanks!

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 29, 2007 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great. Other teams acquire stars.

Our team just acquires sars.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 29, 2007 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, at least we got rid of Saars

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 29, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least we sort of got something for him

Go A's!!!! Mike Scioscia is a fat tub of lard

by 3Chavy3 on Jun 29, 2007 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I won't believe it . . .

Until there's a press relase from the A's and Bradley actually puts on the blue and . . . uh . . tan?

by EddieVegas_NRAF on Jun 29, 2007 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This is

what I was expecting in the first place. It makes a lot more sense than the KC deal for everyone involved.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 29, 2007 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

my guess re: KC ...

... was that they had fully intended to flip Bradley for something more than Nunez.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 29, 2007 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh?

We fully intended for Bradley to fail the physical in KC, knowing we could get more from S.D.?

by Colorado Fan on Jun 29, 2007 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"they"=KC not the A's

by mikeA on Jun 29, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kansas City

My take is that the Royals are a franchise that is starting to lose it's fans, have a bunch of young players and have some money to spend and are now more concerned about puttting a competitive team on the field then to continue to play for a future that may never come.

It is important to give the young players hope that the team can compete (if you want any shot to re sign them) and winning games may make them more attrative to freeagents. They are in the Tigers position a few years ago when the Tigers went out and admittedly over paid for free agents. The Royals have had a hard time getting free agents to sign. They had to over pay for Meche and take guys other teams did not want. I think they really wanted Bradley, to see if he would not want to stay long term and help the younger guys learn to win some games.

ogallalabob

by ogallalabob on Jun 29, 2007 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs