Erik Bedard

Even though Jim Riggleman has said Bedard could now be back before August, the chances of him being traded are low. Originally, it was almost a lock that the Canadian would be traded before the deadline in order to help refresh the minor league system. Now, it seems he is a lock not too.

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With CC Sabathia being dealt to the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday afternoon, the question remains: Will Erik Bedard be next? With Sabathia gone, Bedard is now the top Lefty on the market, and top Starter as well. The Philadelphia Phillies have shown interest, and have sent scouts to see Bedard pitch as of late (according to ESPN's Jayson Stark). Other teams that have had interest is the Toronto Blue Jays. Bedard is a Canadian native, and could make the already great Jays rotation even better.

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Well, if there was ever a reason to just hang up the cleats and call it a season, it happened to the Ms today and last night. After a brilliant performance where he hit the first HR by a Mariners pitcher, and the first grand slam for an AL pitcher since Steve Dunning of Cleveland in 1971 (that was before the DH was introduced).

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y of the GM, certainly not lackluster goldbricks Sexson and Vidro—not even the newly acquired Erik Bedard.

It’s early to analyze the Bedard trade (though that hasn’t stopped me and others from doing so) but he’s certainly not the savior we all expected him to be. By some accounts, he lacks passion and a strong work ethic, and McLaren said only days ago that he’s simply “a 100-pitch pitcher.” Bavasi sold the farm to bring in Bedard, who obviously isn’t ready to be a #1 for a team that desperately needs him, and so he becomes another hot prospect on the trade market.

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Wow.

Snagging Erik Bedard was the highlight of last-year's offseason, and it will be a while before we know the full impact of the deal, but here's how it's shaken out thus far:

Bedard (4-4, 4.14 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) has already been on the DL once, and yesterday John McLaren admitted, "We kind of know Erik's a 100-pitch pitcher. There's no use dwelling on it. It is what it is. He's a 100-pitch pitcher." Not really a ringing endorsement of the durability of his alleged ace.

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. . er, fins.

But things look a little better after last night's dazzling performance by Erik Bedard, however, his first really dominating performance since April 26, when he shut down the Yankees in his first start since coming off the DL. Both of these wins were good news, as it's great to see a guy dominate two franchises like the Sox and Yanks (back when the New Yorkers were still playing good ball, anyway). Maybe it's time for a bit of excitement, the kind you get when you come home from work to find there's actually a message on your machine, and you're hoping it's from that hot babe you called last night, and not another robo-sales call from that carpet cleaning company.

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screaming when the Mariners traded five players lead by top prospect Adam Jones to the Orioles for Erik Bedard saying it still didn't make us good enough to beat the Angels.

I'd say

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To fix that, they went out and traded for Erik Bedard who could team with Felix Hernandez to be the best front end of a rotation in the entire Major Leagues this season. This is all contingent upon Hernandez taking the next step in his development as a pitcher.

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