Erik Bedard Speculation

Mariners would have to swallow a ton of pride to deal Bedard away.

How much would Seattle have to get back that wouldn't have fans calling the original deal a failure?

Any chance the Cubs could land Bedard? They are in the market for a starter and have some pieces including Pie, Marshall, Ceda, and Cedeno. What else would the M's want?

the reds should jump back in in it maybe the phils do not want as much as the o's did in the offseason

Honestly, Krush a deal for Bedard doesn't make sense for the cubs. A year and half of him for Veal/Ceda/Colvin would be my best guess.

Krush Mariners dont need cedeno...they already got a SS in Betencourt....and dewallace come on Ian Kennedy isnt as good as u guys think he is to get Bedard

No way this happens. Getting Bedard at the price they paid was a big statement by the GM that they were going for it. BY trading Bedard now when his value has dipped means that Bavasi is conceding that it was a bad move, AND, they would never be able to recouped the value they gave away.

Bedard is basically Rich Harden light, in that he isn't nearly as dominant when healthy and is always dealing with injury.

Crap, I dont even remember posting this, I must have subconsciously been channeling the one and only Guru.

Bedard has had nowhere near the injury problems that Harden has had.

Bavasi would be smart--but probably isn't--to change direction and trade Bedard. Admit a mistake in thinking the Mariners serious contenders, and begin rebuilding.

"The Mariners should definitely move him. He was brought in to win NOW."

No. Bedard wasn't just a win now aquisition, he was a long run aquisition. On paper a Hernandez/Bedard 1-2 punch is devistating. It's just the Silva/Washburn/Bautista punch after that reminds me of Glass Joe in the old nes game mike tyson punchout. Unfortunately for them it's a rotation they're stuck with as all 3 are signed through 09.

Bedard isn't going anywhere because there is some vauge future hope for the Mariners. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Mariners throw a lot of money at Texeria in the off season to try to fix their offense.

I would love to see the Phillies acquire Bedard but realistically speaking the post above me makes the most sense....

No chance the Mariners give away Bedard for half of what they payed for him... They acquired him to stablize that rotation for the next half a decade not just for this years pennant run..

how about the brewers. desperate for another starter and need an ace next year when sheets leaves. they have plenty of legitimate prospects in LaPorta, Gamel, Escobar etc...

I just can't see the Yanks making an offer that will get it done for a few reasons. First, the Mariners would have to be bowled over and get a couple "sure thing" prospects, the same prospects they wouldn't deal for Johan. Now they're going to trade those same guys for Bedard? I can't see Cashman doing it. Second, the Red Sox would drive up the price to the point where the Yanks would have to say no. Third, the Mariners probably aren't ready to call it quits on Bedard just yet.

we gotta remember that the m's gave up adam jones who was heralded as the best hitting prospect in baseball at points of '07. he was the main bargaining chip and the o's still managed to yank the m's primary set up man in sherrill and three other pitchers. the price was high so the resale is high. with all that the m's unloaded, david price can't justify a straight up trade even if he was #1 overall. and cash consideration is no consideration here, when paired up with one single prospect.

where the mariners are really stuck is trying to shop a guy who was not liked in the clubhouse and media in baltimore and is now showing the same trend in seattle. no one wants a player with a bad attitude and that will play a major hand in the m's failure to move bedard by the deadline. if i were a g.m. i would low-ball the m's all day, citing character issues as my reason for not throwing in that extra prospect the m's may want. because i know how bad the m's want to get rid of this guy... they just don't want to look dumb for trading five players for him. but really, only one of those players is succeeding right now, so i say they don't look very dumb, just slightly. and that's a small price to pay for shipping out a guy who brings a losing team down further.

so the only thing that appears to interest bedard is a winner... yankees are an option since hughes has not instilled much confidence in his composure or durability (similar to bedard.) and melky could replace the hole adam jones left in the outfield when they dealt him away. i can't see cox being involved since the m's have putz and morrow and the yanks are losing mariano's firepower by the day.

the phils have the best chance, though. that city LOVES lefties. hamels and moyer have carved a niche for left-handed pitching and the biggest concern with the phillies, without a doubt, is that the pitching will be strong enough to get them through the playoffs, not just to the playoffs. many would not say that it is strong enough at this point, so look for philadelphia to tug on bavasi's sleeve more than most teams in the coming months.

One reason is that Bedard isn't sitting here asking for a ridiculously stupid 7 year 140 million dollar contract that will probably handcuff the team receiving him for the next half decade. Santana was, and he got it.