Perhaps needless to say, I'm in favor of the Mets' acquisition of former White Sox, A's and Red Sox reliever Chad Bradford, who some of you may remember as one of the subjects of the book Moneyball. Bradford was a heck of a pitcher between 1998 and 2003, before he started having back troubles. He's obviously a gamble, since his effectiveness may depend on getting healthy again, but there are few enough sidearmers in the game that they are often a good gamble.