Cubs still in Bradley race, Dusty flies to meet with him

[Andy]

I think I figured out Coletti's affection for IFs. He was one in Little League. All the OFs made fun of him for being a bad 2B, so he's giving EVERY IF a chance. Lets get Bradley for Walker.

From what has been said on this board, we should be able to get Bradley for less than Walker - Patterson and a Rule 5 arm should do the job.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

[USSoccer]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

You might be onto something there...Isn't that partly what set him off last year?

[CuseCubFan69]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

[Careless]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

Odds that hendry can make a trade for bradley: 99%

Odds that hendry can make a trade for one of the big sluggers: not so good

get bradley, keep trying to get another RF, and heck, dump pierre off on someone later if you manage it. Not that hendry will

[JeffH]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

 

That's only a .630 OPS! :wink:

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

 

Are any of those guys available?

 

Here are the three guys I think the Cubs could be able to get.

 

Through trade:

1. Kevin Mench

2. Austin Kearns

3. Milton Bradley

4. Brad Wilkerson

5. Aubrey Huff

 

Through free agency:

1. Juan Encarnacion

2. Jaque Jones

3. Preston Wilson

 

Wilkerson could put up those numbers, but I think he'd come short in BA. If he recovers from injuries, he has 30 HR power.

 

Mench can provide the power, but his average is likely going to be in the 265-270 range with a 330-340 OBP.

 

Bradley will give you the average and OBP, but will come up short in the power department.

 

Huff would likely give you the power, but I'm a little concerned about him.

 

Kearns could be the complete package, but he's less proven than the others.

 

None of the free agents impress me.

[JeffH]

Keep an eye on Shawn Green, in a deal involving Patterson. I can confirm that such a thing has been discussed.

[CuseCubFan69]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

Odds that hendry can make a trade for bradley: 99%

Odds that hendry can make a trade for one of the big sluggers: not so good

get bradley, keep trying to get another RF, and heck, dump pierre off on someone later if you manage it. Not that hendry will

 

I see your point as the lesser of many evils. This is why I want Hendry to shock the baseball world and aquire Tejada!

[CuseCubFan69]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

 

That's only a .630 OPS! :wink:

 

We had a funny guy like you in Korea. We killed him. :D

[CuseCubFan69]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

 

Are any of those guys available?

 

Here are the three guys I think the Cubs could be able to get.

 

Through trade:

1. Kevin Mench

2. Austin Kearns

3. Milton Bradley

4. Brad Wilkerson

5. Aubrey Huff

 

Through free agency:

1. Juan Encarnacion

2. Jaque Jones

3. Preston Wilson

 

Wilkerson could put up those numbers, but I think he'd come short in BA. If he recovers from injuries, he has 30 HR power.

 

Mench can provide the power, but his average is likely going to be in the 265-270 range with a 330-340 OBP.

 

Bradley will give you the average and OBP, but will come up short in the power department.

 

Huff would likely give you the power, but I'm a little concerned about him.

 

Kearns could be the complete package, but he's less proven than the others.

 

None of the free agents impress me.

 

The paranoid part of me worries that Wilkerson and Huff were steroid guys and they make me nervous. Out of that list I'd take Bradley and it would allow the Cubs to trade Pierre for Schefield or a RF like him.

[JeffH]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

 

That's only a .630 OPS! :wink:

 

We had a funny guy like you in Korea. We killed him. :D

 

• Master of the house
  Doling out the charm
  Ready with a handshake
  And an open palm

[snoodmonger]

Keep an eye on Shawn Green, in a deal involving Patterson. I can confirm that such a thing has been discussed.

 

I'd still prefer Bradley, despite the Pierre acquisition. He may not have the same power potential as green, but he's younger and still has a chance to get better. Green's 33 and probably declining (though his OPS has held steady the last three years). Also he's so streaky. I just can't imagine a more frustrating player to depend on.

[BigbadB]

Bradley's stock goes up with the Pierre signing. We are probably out of that one, unless we want to overpay some more.

[BigbadB]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

 

where's our all important leadoff hitter?

[CuseCubFan69]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

 

Interesting. How bad do the Yanks want to get rid of Pavano? Would Philly think he is good enough or would the Cubs or Yanks have to add a prospect to Philly?

[CuseCubFan69]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

 

where's our all important leadoff hitter?

 

Bradley I believe.

[soapy]

I could stomach Bradley in RF if the Cubs hold on to Walker. Otherwise, I think they'll need better production out there. Since Walker wasn't part of the Pierre trade, perhaps there is hope that he'll be back. I doubt it.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

 

where's our all important leadoff hitter?

 

Bradley I believe.

 

i'd prefer to bat him lower in the order, but I saw this:

 

Bradley 2005 leading off:

.381/.443/.603/1.043 (63 AB)

 

:shock:

[BigbadB]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

 

Interesting. How bad do the Yanks want to get rid of Pavano? Would Philly think he is good enough or would the Cubs or Yanks have to add a prospect to Philly?

 

I believe it was Pavano that wanted out of NY, moreso than the other way around.

[CuseCubFan69]

Ah ha! I got it! I got it! Woo hoo!

 

Pierre and a pitching prospect to the Yankees. Carl Pavano to Philadelphia. Bobby Abreu to Chicago.

 

Sounds good, huh?

 

Patterson to LA for Bradley.

 

Done.

 

Interesting. How bad do the Yanks want to get rid of Pavano? Would Philly think he is good enough or would the Cubs or Yanks have to add a prospect to Philly?

 

I believe it was Pavano that wanted out of NY, moreso than the other way around.

 

I like it BbB. Now get me Tejada!!!! :sunny:

[Careless]

I could stomach Bradley in RF if the Cubs hold on to Walker. Otherwise, I think they'll need better production out there. Since Walker wasn't part of the Pierre trade, perhaps there is hope that he'll be back. I doubt it.

Well, I'd doubt that the dodgers want him now, and if we get bradley the only trades left to make are for a ss/2b or SP...

[gflore34]

I could stomach Bradley in RF if the Cubs hold on to Walker. Otherwise, I think they'll need better production out there. Since Walker wasn't part of the Pierre trade, perhaps there is hope that he'll be back. I doubt it.

 

 

A 1-6 of Pierre,Walker,Bradley,Lee,Ramirez, and Barret/Murton may be able to consistently generate runs. With such a lineup, I don't believe we'll see weeks were the Cubs score 4 runs in 6 games, etc. as often as we did in 05.

[tgk]

With the acquisition for Pierre, maybe Dusty was there to guage whether Bradley would be opposed to playing rightfield.

 

I'm not sure I want Bradley now. I want a 30 HR 280/350 guy in right and I'm not sure Bradley fits that bill.

 

That's only a .630 OPS! :wink:

 

We had a funny guy like you in Korea. We killed him. :D

 

• Master of the house
  Doling out the charm
  Ready with a handshake
  And an open palm

 

Wow,

 

A Les Miserables reference. :shock:

 

Now folks, that what makes this board special. You don't get culture like that on other sites.

 

I love the wife's verse though:

 

Master of the house? Isn't worth my spit

Comforter, philosopher and life long &%$^!

Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire.

Thinks he's quie a lover, but there's not much there

What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse

God knows how I've lasted living with this $*^%*$ in the house

 

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