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When the Cubs signed Milton Bradley in January, it was his first multi-year contract and a teary-eyed outfielder said he felt "blessed."

Chicago was more concerned about how many games Bradley would play because of his history of injuries than his controversial past. Ron Washington, who was Bradley's manager in Texas in 2008, praised the outfielder, saying his only problem was that he was a perfectionist.
But Bradley's one season with the club was anything but perfect.
The switch-hitter's tumultuous tenure with the Cubs ended on Friday when he was traded to the Mariners for pitcher Carlos Silva and cash.
The transaction needed approval by Major League Baseball because of the money involved. After taking both players' contracts into account, Chicago will receive $6 million from Seattle in addition to Silva. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was to talk to the media later Friday.
"We have been looking to add offense to our club and in Milton have a player who has always gotten on base and has the ability to drive in runs," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "He is passionate about winning, as we are, and we believe he'll be a good fit here."
The Cubs had been discussing a possible Bradley for Pat Burrell swap with Tampa Bay this offseason, and there were rumors that Bradley could return to Texas.
But Hendry found a match with Seattle, which was trying to move Silva, who was 4-15 in 28 starts in 2008 and 1-3 with a 8.60 ERA in eight games in '09. Silva has two years remaining on a four-year, $48 million contract, which he got prior to the '08 season from former Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi.
Bradley is owed $21 million over two years -- $9 million in 2010 and $12 million in '11. Silva has $25 million remaining -- $11.5 million in both '10 and '11 and a $2 million buyout on a '12 option.
Bradley batted .257 with 12 homers and 40 RBIs for the Cubs in 2009.
On Sept. 20, Bradley was suspended for the final 15 games of the season because of detrimental conduct. He made comments to the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.) newspaper that the Cubs were "not a positive environment," adding, "You can understand why they haven't won in 100 years here, because it's negative."
Hendry's response: "The only real negativity here is his own production."
The day before, Bradley had engaged in a shouting match with then hitting coach Von Joshua when asked if he was available to pinch-hit.
"It's unfortunate," Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster said in September after Bradley was suspended. "I think everybody's going to want to point fingers in different directions and try to put the blame somewhere on what the reasons are and all different things.
"At the end of the day, he was provided a great opportunity to come over here and be a part of a really great organization with a lot of really good guys and it just didn't seem to make him happy, anything."
Silva, 30, is 60-64 with two saves and a 4.72 ERA in 295 Major League appearances with Philadelphia (2002-03), Minnesota ('04-07) and Seattle ('08-09).
In 2009 with the Mariners, Silva was limited to eight appearances (six starts) due to a right shoulder impingement that landed him on the disabled list from May 9-Sept. 15. A native of Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, Silva is currently pitching in the Venezuelan Winter League.