The Oakland Athletics announced that they acquired outfielder Milton Bradley and infielder Antonio Perez for top prospect Andre Ethier.

It can’t really fault Beane for making this trade: Milton Bradley has talent, both as a line drive hitter with some pop that lets him get extra base hits, and he’s a pretty fine fielder, but the guy has been kind of a basket case when it comes to the mental game.

Actually, I understate the case. He’s a complete basket case when it comes to the mental game. I think it was a good trade, but I’ll be holding my breath for the first month of the season to see what kind of trouble we’ve really bitten off.

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