Jackie Bradley, a center fielder whom the Red Sox selected out of the University of South Carolina with the No. 40 overall pick of the 2011 draft, is preparing to return to school. Bradley surprised many by returning from surgery to repair torn tendons in his left wrist in time to play for the Gamecocks as they defended their College World Series title. The talks suggest that the Sox and Bradley have been nowhere close in their preliminary negotiations, according to sources. Bradley could return to school in hopes that improved performance, along with a weaker draft class in 2012, might improve his draft position next year.