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

December 19, 2009

Outfielder Milton Bradley has been traded to the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago Cubs for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva, ending rumors of a proposed swap for Tampa Bay's Pat Burrell. ...more

December 18, 2009

The market changed. It's as simple as that. Well, that and getting owner Stuart Sternberg to pony up $7.25 million for a closer. ...more

December 12, 2009

The Rays will send recently acquired reliever Jesse Chavez to Atlanta for closer Rafael Soriano, who accepted the Braves' arbitration offer late Monday. ...more

December 10, 2009

Milton Bradley was suspended for the final two weeks of the 2009 season, told to just go home by his employer, the Chicago Cubs. ...more

December 7, 2009

The official Milton Bradley send-off may or may not occur at this week's winter meetings in Indianapolis, but the champagne is definitely on ice. ...more

December 6, 2009

A few months ago, he was at the head of the championship parade in Philadelphia. The city belonged to the Phillies and so did Pat Burrell. Now he joins the team he helped beat in the World Series. ...more

January 6, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG – The sense of urgency that always seems to accompany the winter meetings has faded, but the Rays still feel good about their chances of landing the impact hitter they seek this winter. ...more

December 16, 2008

If the Rays end up completing what would be one of the most significant free-agent signings in their history sometime in the next two months, they likely will point to the winter meetings as the venue that got the ball rolling in that direction. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Rays have seen plenty of Jason Giambi the last few years and like his makeup as a hitter. ...more

December 9, 2008