Changing his ways

Changing his ways.

In every sport there are athletes that do stupid things that make you scratch your head. Some of the stupid things that they do are giving fans the finger, making unnecessary comments to reporters, spitting on fans and attacking officials or umpires verbally and physically. Most people can’t understand why million dollar athletes can’t control their tempers. Every professional athlete is competitive or they wouldn’t have made it to the professional level. Some athletes are so competitive that they can’t control their emotions. Take away the money and fame and professional athletes are normal people like you and me. It is easy to get angry at almost anything. What is important is how you deal with your anger.
So why is this important to fantasy baseball? Most fantasy players tend to shy away from these high risk types of athletes. If you are smart you may be able to capitalize on this. A prime example of this would be Randy Moss. Before the football season the talk was that Randy Moss would destroy the New England Patriots. Randy didn’t destroy the Patriot’s he destroyed the rest of the League. I took a chance on Randy and he repaid me with great numbers. His talent was never questioned; it was his character and his ability to control his attitude that was questioned. There comes a point in an athlete’s career when they grow up and put the team in front of their selves.
I think this may be the year that Milton Bradley gets it. He has moved to a new team and a new ballpark. The ballpark in Texas should beneficial to Bradley’s numbers. I think that he realizes that San Diego may have had a chance to do well in the playoffs if he didn’t get injured. He had to sit on the thought of his bad judgment for the entire off season. Bradley knows that his actions had a direct impact on the Padres demise. I think this is going to fuel him to prove that he good ball player not a bad decision maker. I believe this year he is out to prove himself. He has the potential to be in the top 25 outfielders if he learns to control his anger issues. It may be a good idea to draft him at the end of the draft and put him on the bench and see what he does.