One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business.
When I first came to Atlanta, I did not want to come here; I got traded here.
When I was traded from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves before the 2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby Cox.
My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.
I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.
If I get traded, I get traded. It's a part of the business.
I wasn't expecting to be traded, so it definitely was a surprise to me. But things happen in this league so I just decided to take in stride and start a new journey in Milwaukee.
It was a lovely story that I finished my career with Kobe, with somebody who I was traded for. I have a lot of respect for the guy. I think he's definitely, by far, the best talent that I ever, ever played with.
I've experienced a lot of things in baseball, but I've never been traded during a strike. At least I know I'll be in a new uniform the next time I put one on.
Jay Z got Cano a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation - and it's called October.
Some people want to stay with one team but they get traded.
Obviously, getting traded halfway through the year is always tough. New faces, new teammates, guys you played against but don't know on a personal level.
