Chris Tillman Rumors

Discussion: What's Next For Baltimore?

The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly details the questions facing a Baltimore team with some young offensive talent, some terrific young pitching on the way, and a lot of extra cash. Connolly writes that while the 64-98 record Baltimore had in 2009 was the third-worst in team history, "there is a sense that the future has promise because of the emergence of young starting pitchers Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman and Brad Bergesen, catcher Matt Wieters and outfielders Nolan Reimold and Felix Pie." Left unsaid, of course, is the emergence of Adam Jones and Nick Markakis continuing to be a tremendous player....   Continue Reading

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Erik Bedard Trade Almost Done

5:31pm: Baker update: Sherrill made an appearance in Baltimore to take his physical this morning. The O's may not need to examine the three young pitchers coming over. Bedard has yet to fly out to Seattle but this thing should be done by week's end. Meanwhile Jason Churchill (righthand sidebar of his site) is 100% convinced the trade will happen and expects an announcement soon. 3:53pm: Sean Welsh of the Baltimore Examiner says the deal could be completed soon but not finalized today. 12:47pm: Geoff Baker checks in, mostly to dismiss any rumor of Brian Roberts being added to the..   Continue Reading

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Mariners Close To Bedard Deal?

UPDATE, 1-30-08 at 5:19pm: MLB.com's Jim Street says a last-ditch attempt by the Orioles to sign Bedard to a five-year contract is holding up the trade. Street says Bedard's agent told Andy MacPhail it would take seven years and $100MM, however. Street touches on the Jones degenerative hip thing, indicating that the Orioles heard this but it turned out to be unsubstantiated. UPDATE, 1-30-08 at 4:38pm: Geoff Baker checks in. He's not able to corroborate the MLB.com report. He was able to dismiss the Adam Jones hip stuff. Baker's heard that Angelos was angry about the Jones leak though. Baker..   Continue Reading

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Erik Bedard Rumors: Monday

UPDATE, 1-28-08 at 8:58pm: The drama continues. Baker believes the deal is still alive, and heard the original quotes from Jones with his own two ears. Jones did say he was traded to the Orioles and that he was off to Baltimore for a physical, despite the KOMO 1000 backpedaling. In other words, the Orioles asked him to kindly stop talking. Jeff Zrebiec has the latest from the Baltimore side. The O's are holding this up over "unspecified complex issues," which might mean Angelos' approval. Zrebiec believes the framework of a deal has been agreed upon, and that Jones was..   Continue Reading

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Erik Bedard Rumors

The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec was able to get in touch with Erik Bedard this evening. Bedard's quotes paint a story of his team not attempting to sign him to an extension. He says how there are a lot more talks about trading him than signing him. He accuses the Orioles of "playing it both ways." Bedard is certain about one thing - he has no desire to be part of a rebuilding effort. Andy MacPhail says Bedard's agent suggested a one-year deal and denied the Orioles' multiyear overtures. MacPhail's version sounds more accurate, given that Bedard's agent acknowledged the..   Continue Reading

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Latest On Bedard/Mariners Talks

John Hickey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer jumps into the Erik Bedard fray with some new info. Connecting a few dots - I'm speculating here - it seems possible that the Mets could move to the forefront on Bedard as the Mariners fade. If the Mets pony up Fernando Martinez and some decent pitching depth, maybe Andy MacPhail would go for it. Hickey says that with Adam Jones returning to action in Venezuela, "the Mariners have may given up on acquiring Bedard." Nonetheless, according to Hickey, the Orioles "appear to be looking at" the Mariners' Chris Tillman and Carlos Triunfel. The..   Continue Reading

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Erik Bedard Mariners/Reds Rumors

UPDATE, 1-10-08 at 5:38pm: Churchill has further updated his right-hand sidebar referencing the Reds possibility. He says the O's want Bailey, Votto, Cueto, and Edwin Encarnacion. This is particularly lopsided, and pushing Melvin Mora back to Cincy wouldn't make it any less so. Mora may have negative value at this point. Meanwhile John Fay says nothing new has happened on the Reds/Bedard front. UPDATE, 1-09-08 at 9:07pm: Rosenthal checks in with an update. If the Mariners would give up Chris Tillman, they could have a done deal. Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein ranks the 19 year-old righty as Seattle's second best..   Continue Reading

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Erik Bedard Rumors: Mariners, Reds, Indians

Erik Bedard staying put in Baltimore this winter? Maybe not. Ken Rosenthal and Jason Churchill both busted out brand new material this evening with the latest Bedard chatter. The upshot is that the Mariners seem to have a decent shot at him. Rosenthal says the Mariners will put Adam Jones, Jeff Clement, and Matt Tuiasosopo in the deal. He indicates that the Orioles could push to substitute and get one of Tony Butler, Chris Tillman, and Carlos Triunfel. Looks like Bill Bavasi is sticking to the idea of keeping Brandon Morrow. Rosenthal hedges his bets, but admits to "growing indications..   Continue Reading

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