Rumors are going around that the Cubs are talking to the Blue Jays about a trade of Milton Bradley for Vernon Wells. The thing that will make the Blue Jays’ brass consider making this trade is that they are on the hook for 5 more years and $107 million bucks for Wells. Bradley is owed 2 more years at $21 million bucks. The Cubs would want to split the difference on salaries meaning that the Blue Jays would have to send them $43 million bucks with Wells. Sure, Wells had one of the worst seasons in his career but does that mean you off him for the biggest head case in all of sports just to save $43 million bucks? I’m glad I don’t have to make that decision because I can see where it might tempt them especially if they think that Wells is going to continue to decline. Wells played in 158 games for the Blue Jays last season and he was 164 for 630 (.260 avg, .711 OPS) with 84 runs scored, 15 homers, 66 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. He has now played in 1,236 games in his career for the Blue Jays and he is 1,368 for 4,880 (.280 avg, .799 OPS) with 710 runs scored, 192 homers, 725 RBIs and 84 stolen bases. Don’t forget another factor if they do indeed pull the trigger on this trade and that is the Blue Jays would have to get another center fielder in either another trade or free agency because they don’t have anyone ready to take Wells’ place on the current roster.

31-year old switch hitting Milton Bradley would likely be the DH for the Blue Jays if he were to come to Canada. He played in 124 games for the Cubs last season and he was 101 for 393 (.257 avg, .775 OPS) with 61 runs scored, 12 homers and 40 RBIs. Bradley is a ticking time bomb every single day that he is on your baseball team and do the Blue Jays really want to deal with that just to save some cash? Bradley has now played in 941 games in his major league career and he is 904 for 3,260 (.277 avg, .821 OPS) with 501 runs scored, 115 homers, 439 RBIs and 76 stolen bases. The Blue Jays should just say no to Milton Bradley who is a injury prone team cancer.