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Odds & Ends: Padilla, Acta, Gillick, Bradley

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [October 16, 2009 at 2:13pm CST]

More links from around the majors as we await the continuation of the NLCS...

Vicente Padilla, who starts for the Dodgers this afternoon, tells Ben Bolch of the LA Times that he's not thinking about his next contract. Padilla will be a Type B free agent after the season.
Manny Acta is interviewing for the Astros managerial opening today, as MLB.com's Alyson Footer notes. Acta has already interviewed for the Cleveland job.
MLB.com's Brian McTaggart would like to see Bob Melvin manage the Astros.
Longtime MLB GM Pat Gillick tells Yahoo's Tim Brown that he has no interest in becoming the Padres' GM.
Brewers GM Doug Melvin tells Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the team isn't likely to announce its next pitching coach today.
Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald says the Cubs are still discussing a possible Milton Bradley trade with a number of teams, though no move appears imminent.
Miles expects the Cubs to lure hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo away from the Rangers.

Comments

After today's performance, I wouldn't believe Padilla if he said he wasn't thinking about his next contract.

Posted by: BlueSky | October 17, 2009 at 01:07 AM

Prediction: If the Cubs do get Jaramillo as hitting coach, they'll likely keep Milton around (not that they have much of a choice). I'd rather they eat the salary and pay Milton to hit .300/25/90 with some other team next year (come on Cubs fans...you know that'll happen!)

Posted by: Deke Martin | October 17, 2009 at 12:19 PM

No chance that Bradley is re-signed. The Cubs are not looking to hire Jaramillo in an effort to coddle Bradley.

Bradley's welcome is worn out. Players, fans, and management alike are relieved at the thought of removing Bradley's awful persona from the Cubs' clubhouse.

Jaramillo's addition would be a great start to the 2010 season.

Posted by: richd | October 17, 2009 at 07:40 PM

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