Mets Say No To Chad Bradford... Again!

If you are in a great mood today, you might want to stop reading beyond the end of this sentence. Most of us Mets fans still get red hot whenever we remember how we let Chad Bradford walk away after the 2006 season, when the Mets had the best bullpen in the league. We were even more enraged when he was surprisingly traded from the Orioles to the Rays during last season's trade deadline without so much as an inquiry from the Mets. Now, Joel Sherman of th NY Post writes this... If you are looking for a sign that the Mets are being frugal with their dollars then know this: The Rays offered Chad Bradford to the Mets because $3.5 million is too much in Tampa's world for a set-up man, and Ray officials were shocked when the Mets told them it is too much for them, as well. Bradford pitched to a 2.12 ERA between Baltimore and Tampa last season. Pitching for the Red Sox, Mets, Orioles and Tampa over the past four seasons, Bradford has worked to a 2.92 ERA. He does not strike out man...