I certainly hope the Mets wouldn't entertain the idea of flipping Oliver Perez for Pat Burrell, at least with Milton Bradley he has the numbers ( still don't want him either) but Burrell reported to the Rays out of shape and ineffective, to go along with his regularly bad defense.Burrell played in 117 games where he hit .225 with 14 HRs, 15 doubles and 62 RBIs. He's owed 9MM for the 2010 season...15. Is there any way to get rid of Pat Burrell?Short of swallowing his $9 million salary and cutting him? It's not going to be easy, but don't discount the creativity of exec VP Andrew Friedman. The Rays could slice the price by agreeing to eat some of the money, but first they'll look for trading partners seeking to move similarly bad contracts, such as Milton Bradley (Cubs) or Oliver Perez (Mets). There's also a theory that Burrell, heading back into free agency, will return much more motivated and in better shape. sourceTampaBay.com
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