Royals' Bradley Trade Cancelled
UPDATE: The trade of Bradley to the Royals has already fallen through. Turns out Bradley had an oblique injury that neither team was aware of. Maybe the GMs can still work something out, since Bradley could've been expected to have an oblique injury within a week or two anyway.
According to ESPN, the Royals have acquired Milton Bradley from the A's for reliever Leo Nunez. It's a surprising move for Kansas City.
Nunez is a 23 year-old righty reliever. He's been compared to Julian Tavarez. He's got a decent hitter but his secondary pitches need work. Nunez has been knocked around in 67 big league innings. He's pitching well in Double A this year but A) he probably belongs in Triple A and B) his strikeout rate is poor.
Bradley will presumably be the Royals' regular left fielder, at least until he finds his way back to the DL. If Dayton Moore doesn't spin him off for something better than Nunez before the deadline, I don't get the move.
Offer arbitration, he doesn't take it cause its Kansas City, and you pick up a draft pick which is better than Nunez. I believe Bradley is a type B free agent, but the Red Sox got Nick Hagadone and Ryan Dent for Type B-Compensation. Michael Burgess(Sheffield v2.0) went to the Nats for a type B free agent compensation.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | June 22, 2007 at 08:14 PM
I don't understand this move for either team. You'd think that with a couple teams interested in Bradley, Beane could have at least pried away the "Jack Cust of relievers" : some guy with a better-than-average track record that was basically forgotten by his team and stashed away in the PCL somewhere. But this clown Nunez has thoroughly pedestrian numbers throughout his career.
And the Royals? Do they just want Bradley and his 2+ million dollar salary for the draft pick(s) next summer?
Very perplexing. Both teams look equally foolish right now, which I guess means it's a "good bad trade" if there ever was one.
Posted by: Taj Adib | June 22, 2007 at 08:18 PM
I would say it's a great trade for the Royals. Bradley has plenty of upside if they decide to keep him, and if they don't want to, there will be a contending team who would like his services at the deadline. Win-win for the Royals.
Posted by: moebarguy | June 22, 2007 at 08:30 PM
Someone said the A's might be flipping Nunez to the Devil Rays for Dukes.
Posted by: Zonis | June 22, 2007 at 09:55 PM
the trade was cancelled.
Posted by: firesticks | June 22, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Trade has been canceled
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/161752.html
Posted by: kca741979 | June 22, 2007 at 10:09 PM
It just dawned on me, he was complaining he didn't come off the DL quick enough, was released and traded within a couple days of that then we find out he's actually still hurt? What, did he think Oak wouldn't notice? Why complain that you're not being taken off the DL if you know you need to be on it longer? He bitched to the point he was released for nothing?
Only Gameboy could pull a bonehead move like that...
Posted by: darkstar1661 | June 24, 2007 at 02:45 AM