Rise of the Rays

This from the Chicago Tribune.  An article laments that big salaries have strapped the Chicago Cubs.  Paul Sullivan writes about Lou Piniella’s desire to add a left-handed bat to their lineup. 

That decision led to last winter’s disastrous signing of switch-hitter Milton Bradley, whose $30 million contract is now an albatross, forcing the Cubs either to eat the majority of the $21 million remaining, or else acquire another underperforming, overpaid player in a trade.

According to Bob Nightengale, “The Tampa Bay Rays have become the clear-cut favorite to acquire Milton Bradley from the Cubs”. 

I guess that makes Pat Burrell the “underperforming, overpaid” player the Cubs would get in return.  Let’s hope the trade is a little more appealing than that.