Milton Bradley's evidently worn out his welcome in Cleveland. For the Indians, this really isn't the worst case scenario. They're stacked with good outfielders and the depth was actually something of a problem. Heading into the season with a projected OF of Bradley-Escobar-Lawton/Gerut, the Tribe also has Coco Crisp and Grady Sizemore at the ready.

The imminent trade of Bradley may bring back some needed pitching to add to the Sabathia-Lee-Robertson mix, but let's take a look-see at the Indians and see if this really makes sense. The Indians have good, but not great talent at pretty much every position. The outfield might be a bit more stacked than other positions, but there's plenty of talent, such as Billy Traber and Brian Tallet recovering from surgeries that has to be counted.

The Indians, with depth, are playing the odds that a certain amount of prospects will fail and that just enough will succeed to form a credible team. In the AL Central, credible becomes contending with just a few breaks. That depth also allows them as much or more flexibility than other teams in the division to make a deal at the deadline to try and "win now" if that's what looks possible.

The Indians, with this depth, don't have what they once had. In the early 90's, the team developed a gaggle of superstars - Belle, Thome, Ramirez, and Lofton - that this team doesn't appear to have. The prospect with the most upside, Grady Sizemore, projects more like Jim Edmonds Lite than a superstar. The Bradley trade would then have two possible goals: get that superstar to add to the mix in three or four years or fill a current need.

Failing the superstar, the Indians probably most need, in order, a third baseman, starting pitching, and power.

Dealing Bradley is going to be an interesting transaction. He's not the typical distressed dealing in that there are several teams that could use the boost of offense. The Dodgers are becoming the "usual suspect" in any trade that involves something that looks like offense. Would Bradley help this team? Certainly, he'd be better than recent acquisition Jayson Werth, but would the Dodgers be willing to give up one of their superstar level prospects like Loney or Jackson? Doubtful, but possible.

The Mariners, A's, and Cardinals are the names being spun around the watercooler today, but none of these teams has a superstar prospect. Do they have usable parts? The M's could give up some pitching, the A's don't seem to have much, and the Cardinals farm system is as barren as Edwina McDunnough.

So, playing baseball shadchen for a moment, I'll turn off the part of my brain that reminds me of the futility of suggestions to people smarter than me.

The Dodgers get Milton Bradley, Travis Hafner and Coco Crisp.
The Indians get Franklyn Gutierrez and Adrian Beltre.