Should the Yanks consider Milton Bradley?

by John Amato on Oct 18, 2008 5:40 PM EDT

We all know about Milton's volatile personality and he's a little injury prone, but is an incredible talent both offensively and defensively and is still young at 31. I think the Yanks should take a look at him because I doubt he'll be able to demand a lengthy contract with his history and might be worth the risk if he is signed to a short term deal. If Cashman can structure the contract with club options with incentives it might help calm the guy down. (He is seeking a long term deal in Texas.) The Yankees are sorely lacking in the offense department and he'd be a big time bat that would replace Abreu easliy, but he won't be worring about the right field fence when he goes back on a ball and does have a great arm.

Milton's stats: .436 OBP, 80BB's, 22 HR's, 77 RBI's, .321 BA in 127 games and until his injury was having an MVP type season.

If you look at the free agent class of outfielders, it is very weak this year and unless they pull off a major trade I don't see how they can upgrade the power numbers at center or right. They can live with Damon in left, but Austin Jackson isn't ready yet, Melky is Melky and while I love Gardner's speed, he doesn't hit well enough yet to risk him as an opening day player.

I know I'm dreaming here, but I would love for the Yanks to try to take a shot at Ichiro if Seattle would consider moving him. They could include Matsui in the deal to satisfy their huge Japanese following too although his bad knee is not helping his value at all. Ichiro could play center or right with the best of them and would slip right into the # 3 hole.

There are so many trouble spots for this team that we will have a lot to talk about in the coming months that's for sure...

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Desperation....

is the cause of the statement: “If Cashman can structure the contract with club options with incentives it might help calm the guy down.” How in the heck can you conclude that? Wishful thinking, that’s how. If he’s 31 and still hasn’t calmed down, there’s not much of a chance he will ever calm down. Why should he? He doesn’t have to in order to earn a job or a decent contract. There will always be a desperate team out there that will put up with his antics. Think about this:

Do you want your Yankees to be the latest team to do that?

"We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgment." Friedrich Nietzsche, "Human,All Too Human" (1878)

by wgarrett on Oct 18, 2008 10:19 PM EDT 0 recs

Ichiro?

Yes you are dreaming. The only way anybody will take the oft-injured Matsui is if the yankees pay for about 12.5MM of his 13MM dollar annual salary.

And why bat Ichiro third? He is most effective as a leadoff man because he gets a lot of infield hits. He can beat out the throw to first, but batting in the three hole, fielders would be able to force out damon and jeter at second.

by Schulz on Oct 19, 2008 11:10 AM EDT 0 recs

Yeah....

I’d take a shot at Bradley… I’ll take the risk with his anger and injury history…

by daneptizl on Oct 19, 2008 3:36 PM EDT 0 recs

no, no, and no

Bradley is injury prone and has a bad attitude. He’s good on a one year deal, not a long term deal.

Ichiro is old and overpaid.

by 3460kuri on Oct 19, 2008 11:28 PM EDT 0 recs

No..

Give me Nady, Gardner, and Manny (2-3 years max at 20 per).

by schmosterballs92 on Oct 20, 2008 1:06 AM EDT 0 recs

No need for a head-case

There are plenty of solid guys—younger guys available. Let’s set our sites on one of those guys as opposed to someone elses headcase.

"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will

by Ronster22 on Oct 20, 2008 9:59 AM EDT 0 recs

I too say no to Bradley

When there is so much griping here about Cano’s attitude, it is really surprising to me to see the names that are being thrown around- Bradley, Delmon Young, Manny… while I don’t dispute their talent, i would venture to say their collective mental history is far more unsettling then Robbie.

People are ready to grab these guys, when each of them have had multiple opportunities to get things straight, while cursing Cano for not dealing with his down season in the most professional of manners. Not only that, but in Cano’s case I hardly see his issues as such that could be divisive within a clubhouse. The other guys? You tell me.

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by NumberSeven on Oct 20, 2008 1:30 PM EDT 0 recs