ESPN:
The first-place Tampa Bay Rays acquired reliever Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, bolstering their bullpen with a proven postseason pitcher.
The Rays claimed the submarining right-hander on waivers and then got him from the Orioles in a trade for a player to be named.
The 33-year-old Bradford is 3-3 with a 2.45 ERA this year. The durable reliever has made 47 appearances and thrown 40 1/3 innings.
Meanwhile, Sid wrote today that the Twins were checking the waiver wire for bullpen help, but this guy got past them (the Twins obviously did not put in a claim).
Cot's sez for Bradford:
so that's about $1.5 million more than they are paying Juan Rincon not to pitch this year, plus they'd have been on the hook for next year at another $3.5m.
how much is a first-round playoff series worth to the Twins?
They just walked away from $1.3 million on Livan's contract.
I just finished reading about Bradford in Moneyball. Good story
That was a really awesome chapter.
I agree.
I am solidly on the Rays bandwagon this year. Not only cause they have two of my three favorite ex-Twins still playing in the majors, but because I hate the BOSNY corridor teams with every fiber of my being. I hope they win every game they play the rest of the season against anyone other than the Twins.