Concern mounted almost immediately after the Cubs signed troubled outfielder Bradley to a three-year contract worth $30 million; after six months of controversy and distraction with the player and a lost season salt was thrown directly on the wound as veteran outfielder Raul Ibanez—who signed a mirror deal with the Philadelphia Phillies—posted a career-year with thirty-four homeruns and ninety-three RBIs. Yeah, the Phillies made it to the World Series as well.
