The Chicago Cubs are rolling the dice with the addition of switch-hitting, outfielder, Milton Bradley, formerly of the Texas Rangers. The 31 year old, Bradley has shown flashes of brilliance since coming to the big leagues nine years ago.  The Cubs will be his seventh team over that time and the reason has been more about the fellow’s temperament than talent.

Last year was a decent year and Bradley parlayed that into a three year, thirty-million dollar contract. By all appearances the attitude seems to have changed for the better and the Cubs are banking on having a productive left-handed bat in a predominantly right-swinging team.

The Cubs had a terrific team last year. Things happened on the field that never happened before. It looked as if the World Series drought was finally about to end.  Unfortunately the playoffs put the Cubs on prime time so they could choke in front of a larger audience.  It’s not worth crying about it all here and now. Let’s just wish Milton Bradley a productive, drama-free year and see if he’s the proverbial “missing piece”.