Buzz: Shooting Down the Overbay Rumor
Update, 12:15 pm:
According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, “There is no chance the Cubs and Blue Jays will make a deal involving Bradley.”
Original Post:
Last night, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com said the Mets, Blue 
Jays and Cubs had been discussing a three-way deal that would send Luis Castillo to Chicago, Milton Bradley to Toronto, and Lyle Overbay to the Mets.
The Chicago Tribune later wrote, “Toronto reportedly wants no part of Bradley.”
Additionally, ‘Two officials at the GM meetings in Chicago downplayed the report,’ according to Rumor Central on ESPN.com, where Jerry Crasnick quotes a front office member of one of the three teams as saying, ‘the deal is a longshot at best.’
In his initial report, Rosenthal described the deal as ‘a longshot,’ as well.
…this is a shame, because i like this proposed deal… of course, i’m not the Blue Jays, who would then have not only bradley, his issues and contract, but also Vernon Wells, and his contract, and i am not sure how many Outfielders with Bad Contracts they need… plus, as some people were saying last night, does the Jays new GM really want to kick off his tenor by acquiring bradley… probably not…
…nevertheless, i think it’s quite clear, based on how this story evolved, that one of the sources is from the Mets, which would suggest, at the very least, the team is serious about making efforts to switch up the roster… which is good to see…
To check out ESPN’s Rumor Central, including information on Randy Winn’s status in San Francisco, Jason Bay and the Cardinals, click here.
