Reds Rumors: Bedard, Prior

A break from your regularly scheduled steroid talk.  John Fay checks in on the Reds’ pursuit of starting pitching.

• Fay says the Reds are still hopeful about getting Erik Bedard, and puts their chances at 50/50.  The Orioles still want Jay Bruce, and the Reds are still resisting.
• Fay notes Dusty Baker told folks at the Meetings that he’d like to have Mark Prior.  Whether Prior would like to be under his watch again is the question.  As a 22 year-old in 2003, Prior ranked third in baseball in Pitcher Abuse Points per start.