Bradley, Burell off the Market

You can scratch the names Milton Bradley and Pat Burrell off of the free agent player list. Earlier today, Burrell, as reported by Ken Rosenthal, agreed to a 2 year, $16 million deal with the Tampa Rays. Then later this evening, ESPN.com reported that Bradley had reached an agreement with the Cubs on a 3 year, $30 million pact.

Burrell has played his entire 9-year career in Philadelphia, and helped the Phillies to a World Series championship this past season with 33 home runs and 86 RBI. He averaged 28 home runs a season, only once hitting below 20 in a single year.

Bradley has been much traveled due to his attitude and demeanor, but never his play. He's coming off a stellar season in Texas where he hit .321-22-77 in 414 at-bats, made the All-Star team, and got along well with manager Ron Washington, whom he referred to as a father figure. The Cubs will be his 7th team in 10 seasons.

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