faba Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Associated Press Updated: August 7, 2008, 2:41 PM ET SEATTLE -- The first-place Tampa Bay Rays acquired reliever Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, bolstering their bullpen with a proven postseason pitcher. Bradford The Rays claimed the submarining right-hander on waivers and then got him from the Orioles in a trade for a player to be named. The 33-year-old Bradford is 3-3 with a 2.45 ERA this year. The durable reliever has made 47 appearances and thrown 40 1/3 innings. Bradford has a 0.00 ERA in 17 playoff games spanning 15 1/3 innings -- no active reliever has pitched more innings in the postseason without giving up a run. Bradford has reached the playoffs with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. Tampa Bay began the day with a three-game lead over Boston in the AL East. The Rays open a series at Seattle on Thursday night, and Bradford is expected to join them Friday. Bradford signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Orioles in November 2006. He is 34-28 with 11 saves with a 3.31 ERA in 11 seasons. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KudosForND Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Can't figure out for the life of me why the Sox let this guy go but kept the likes of Seanez and Tavarez. Good pick-up for them. Need someone with playoff experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Can't figure out for the life of me why the Sox let this guy go but kept the likes of Seanez and Tavarez. Good pick-up for them. Need someone with playoff experience. Mainly because he was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Mainly because he was awful. Better than Seanez and Tavarez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KudosForND Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Can't figure out for the life of me why the Sox let this guy go but kept the likes of Seanez and Tavarez. Good pick-up for them. Need someone with playoff experience. knowing orioles they jsut gave him to tb so that they would have a better chance against sox and yankees they are teaming up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 damn this baseball season sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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