In the wake of the news that the MLBPA is filing a grievance on behalf of Milton Bradley’s surly self, this seems apropos: Baseball Prospectus’s Joe Sheehan ($) has sympathy for Bradley and absolutely none for Cubs GM Jim Hendry:
Another Take On Milton Bradley
↵↵I expect Jim Hendry to know these things, but if Hendry were to admit that Bradley has played about as well and as often as could reasonably be expected, then he’d have to answer the question, as valid today as it was nine months ago, as to why he was signing a player who was a poor fit for his roster and his league. I expect Hendry to realize that much of last year’s success was built on players who had no place to go but down, but I suspect he doesn’t. So it’s much better to turn the spotlight on to Bradley’s mouth and hope no one looks too carefully at the original decision. Signing Bradley was a mistake at the time […]
↵↵You can usually expect a counterintuitive take from Sheehan, and he’s usually very good, but he’s a little off here: Bradley chose to sign with the Cubs, too. Bradley chooses to talk with the media. Bradley chooses to act the way he does.
↵Hendry shares much of the blame, but Milton Bradley has consciously chosen self-destruction as his Chicago escape route. There are reasons fewer people talk about Milton Bradley’s numbers; oftentimes, that reason is Milton Bradley.
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