Cubs deal Bradley to Mariners for Silva (AP)

Courtesy Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Fri, 12/18/2009 - 13:24

FILE - These are 2009 file photos showing Carlos Silva(notes) and Milton Bradley(notes).<br /><br />A baseball official with knowledge of the trade says the Mariners have acquired mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley from the Chicago Cubs for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva.<br /><br />The one-for-one deal was struck Friday morning, Dec. 18, 2009, the official said, speaking on condition anonymity because the trade had not been announced.

Mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley was traded to the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago Cubs on Friday for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva.

Chicago has been wanting to deal Bradley since the Cubs suspended him for the final two weeks of last season, shortly after he criticized the atmosphere surrounding a team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908.


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