Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: The Giants Would Trade Aaron Rowand for Bradley Straight Up

October 14, 2009 by Ace · 5 Comments
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cubs pwned bradley Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: The Giants Would Trade Aaron Rowand for Bradley Straight UpEarlier this month, Paul Sullivan, among others, suggested that the Chicago Cubs should explore swapping Milton Bradley with Aaron Rowand, from the Giants. Turns out, the Giants would probably do that.

But for what it’s worth, I asked someone on the Giants’ side — someone with veto power — whether he’d approve a straight-up Bradley-for-Rowand deal. And he said yeah, he would. Extra Baggs.

Of course, immediately preceding that was the writer’s speculation that the Giants would not go after Bradley because of anticipated chemistry issues. Sure – the team that let the Jeff Kent Barry Bonds powder keg simmer and explode year after year is worried about chemistry issues. Whatever.

So how does one reconcile the statement from a Giants official that they would make the Rowand/Bradley trade with the fact that they don’t really want Bradley?

Easy.

Rowand is owed $36 million over the next three years, and has been wildly disappointing. Bradley, for all his troubles, is owed just $21 million over two years.

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5 Responses to “Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: The Giants Would Trade Aaron Rowand for Bradley Straight Up”
  1. Mike says:
    October 14, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Do it.

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  2. xolager says:
    October 14, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    I love these “obsessive watches”. :-)

    Rowand + $36M = Bradley + Baggage + $21M
    -(Bradley + Baggage) = -$21M
    Rowand + $36M = $42M
    Rowand = $6M

    Trading Rowand for Bradley saves you $6M as opposed to dropping Bradley outright. I guess the question is could the Cubs get a player as good as Rowand for $6M over three years?

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  1. Not Qualified To Comment » Qualified Links says:
    October 15, 2009 at 9:24 am

    [...] Apparently some official within th eGiants organization claims they would trade Rowand for Bradley “straight up”.  Rowand’s contract is way worse and has another year on it, but still you have to think the Cubs should do it. [Bleacher Nation] [...]

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