Comments on: Rays Interested in Bradley? http://dockoftherays.com/2009/10/08/rays-interested-in-bradley/ A data-driven view of the Rays from diehard fans. You can follow Jason Collette on Twitter at @jasoncollette and Jason Hanselman at @sandykazmir Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:27:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jason Collette http://dockoftherays.com/2009/10/08/rays-interested-in-bradley/#comment-85 Jason Collette Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:19:47 +0000 http://dockoftherays.com/?p=412#comment-85 Thanks for the comment, Tom. Bradley certainly is a risk with his temperament and it would work out to a high risk - high reward situation. I think Maddon and the right hire as hitting coach would be a good combination to help keep Bradley on the right track. I think guys like Dukes and Young were just too young and foolish at the time they were here to accept such guidance while Bradley has the experience to know when someone is trying to help him. Of course, Bradley has to be willing to help himself. Thanks for the comment, Tom. Bradley certainly is a risk with his temperament and it would work out to a high risk – high reward situation. I think Maddon and the right hire as hitting coach would be a good combination to help keep Bradley on the right track. I think guys like Dukes and Young were just too young and foolish at the time they were here to accept such guidance while Bradley has the experience to know when someone is trying to help him. Of course, Bradley has to be willing to help himself.

]]> By: Tom Dubberke http://dockoftherays.com/2009/10/08/rays-interested-in-bradley/#comment-84 Tom Dubberke Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:52:41 +0000 http://dockoftherays.com/?p=412#comment-84 The trade certainly makes sense for the Rays from a talent or skill set standpoint. However, any club with serious playoffs aspirations, like the 2010 Rays, really need to think long and hard about whether they can put up with the inevitable distractions that Bradley has created just about every place he's played. One thing to be said for Tampa: it's a small media market, where Bradley will, perhaps, have fewer opportunities to put his foot in his mouth than Chicago or Los Angeles. The trade certainly makes sense for the Rays from a talent or skill set standpoint. However, any club with serious playoffs aspirations, like the 2010 Rays, really need to think long and hard about whether they can put up with the inevitable distractions that Bradley has created just about every place he’s played.

One thing to be said for Tampa: it’s a small media market, where Bradley will, perhaps, have fewer opportunities to put his foot in his mouth than Chicago or Los Angeles.

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