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The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus...:
PLAYERS:
Lyle Overbay,
Milton Bradley,
Pedro Feliz,
Chone Figgins,
Jimmy Rollins
TEAMS: Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels
TEAMS: Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels
You have to assume that any rumor that involves dumping Luis Castillo's contract is probably too good to be true.Look, my past man crush on Castillo is well documented. And he deserves a world of credit for bouncing back not once (from 2008), but twice (from the pop-up). But it's also well documented that you sell high. Or at least Castillo high which means you sell mediocre.So this rumored deal which would send Castillo to the Cubs and Lyle Overbay to the Mets is absolutely the right thing to think about. It's the third part of that deal which will make or break it, which is Milton Bradley going from the Cubs to the Jays. And Toronto, reportedly and predictably, wants no part of Bradley. (Some say the Canadian exchange rate would change Bradley from slightly perturbed and misunderstood to certifiably insane.)If these rumors do turn out to be a pipe dream, then at least those pesky Doc Halladay to the Phillies rumors can die a horrible death too. Or the rumor that...
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