Good for Jim Hendry. The season has been a disaster and allowing your “prize” free agent signing, who has been utterly awful all year, continue to bash the Wrigley Faithful would not have been right. Now, about the 2 years/$20 million left on that contract…

In the interview with the Herald on Saturday, Bradley said: “You understand why they haven’t won in 100 years here.”

He also said that he hasn’t enjoyed his first year in Chicago, and that: “It’s just not a positive environment. I need a stable, healthy, enjoyable environment. … It’s just negativity.”

I can’t see the Cubs flat out dumping Bradley, but they’d have to eat about $15m of that deal if they want to get anything of value back in return. And even then, how many teams will want this time bomb with bum wheels?

What team could you see taking a gamble on Bradley? Low stress, good lockerroom, someplace that hasn’t been worn out from his antics already? That takes out Cleveland, Dodgers, Oakland, San Diego, Texas, Chicago in terms of previous employers.