{"id":40522,"date":"2021-03-04T14:01:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=40522"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:03:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:03:08","slug":"milwaukee-brewers-agree-to-terms-with-jackie-bradley-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/03\/04\/milwaukee-brewers-agree-to-terms-with-jackie-bradley-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Brewers Agree To Terms With Jackie Bradley Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Julian McWilliams, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. has agreed to a contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/02\/16\/brett-anderson-re-signs-with-milwaukee-brewers\/\" target=\"_self\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>. The contract is for two years and is worth $24 million. The deal includes a player option after the first season.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Jr. has spent the entirety of his eight-year MLB career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/boston-red-sox\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>. The 2020 season saw the 30-year-old post a .283\/.364\/.450 slash line to go along with seven home runs and 22 RBI. In his career, Bradley Jr. sports a .239\/.321\/.412 slash line with 98 homers and 376 RBI.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: Jackie Bradley Jr. is heading to the Milwaukee Brewers. Two-year, $24 million deal with a player option after the first year.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julian McWilliams (@byJulianMack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byJulianMack\/status\/1367379659080556548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Upside<\/h3>\n<p>The greatest strength in Bradley Jr.&#8217;s game is his defense. Although he only has one Gold Glove Award to his name, he&#8217;s considered to be one of the game&#8217;s best defenders. In 2020, Bradley Jr. made several highlight-reel catches and was tied with Gold Glove finalist Luis Robert with seven outs above average. Yet, somehow, he was not named a finalist for the award.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jackie Bradley Jr. with the snag \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLB<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L9P4u0m2fE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/L9P4u0m2fE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report MLB (@BR_MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BR_MLB\/status\/1290803336552148993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bradley Jr. isn&#8217;t an elite baserunner by any means. But opposing teams will have to keep a watchful eye on him, as he has stolen 60 bases in his career, including 17 steals in the 2018 season. He also brings a veteran presence and winning mentality to the locker room and on the field.<\/p>\n<h3>Downside<\/h3>\n<p>The major downside in Bradley Jr.&#8217;s game is his inconsistencies at the plate. While he has shown some potential, including a 26 home run and 87 RBI season in 2016, he has never been able to string together a prolonged run of success. As a result, he only has two 20-homer seasons and possesses a career batting average of .239. However, he is coming off his highest OPS, .814, since 2016, and was on pace to hit more than 20 home runs in a 162-game schedule, and his strikeout rate was a career-low 22.1%. So, maybe he&#8217;s finally getting back to the offensive player that he was four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<a id=\"4LQuPnC8TqtwsnEDdWCxHA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1228695635\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4LQuPnC8TqtwsnEDdWCxHA',sig:'4JIUvDIwaSg_8hHLRfRUSKOnSWEwqTHbBs55pNnSYnQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228695635',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Julian McWilliams, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. has agreed to a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The contract is for two years and is worth $24 million. The deal includes a player option after the first season. Bradley Jr. has spent the entirety of his eight-year MLB career with the Boston Red Sox. 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