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Cam Bedrosian Elects Free Agency

By Steve Adams | April 21, 2021 at 1:49pm CDT

The Reds announced Wednesday that right-hander Cam Bedrosian has rejected an outright assignment to their alternate site after clearing waivers. He’s now a free agent and is free to sign with any team.

Bedrosian, 29, had a rough go of it in Cincinnati. He earned a spot on the roster after striking out 16 of the 32 batters he faced in Spring Training, but his results in 5 2/3 regular-season innings weren’t up to par. The former Angels righty yielded seven runs on 10 hits (two homers) and six walks while punching out seven hitters.

Rough six-game stretch with the Reds notwithstanding, Bedrosian has compiled a solid track record over the past several seasons. From 2016-20 with the Halos, Bedrosian turned in 225 innings of 3.20 ERA and 3.74 SIERA ball, striking out 25.1 percent of his opponents against a 9.1 percent walk rate. Bedrosian’s strikeout rate did dip after a 2016-17 peak, but he was league-average in that regard as recently as 2019. He also regained a bit of life on his fastball in 2021, with his average velocity jumping from a career-low 92.3 mph in 2020 to 93.1 mph in 2021 — a figure that is closely in line with his 2017-19 velocity.

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41 Comments

  1. someoldguy

    4 years ago

    so is this the low hanging fruit the Twins will pick?

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    • ednickelson

      4 years ago

      Hope so

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    • Twinsfan79

      4 years ago

      Couldn’t be any worse than what’s in that pen now.

      Reply
  2. LordD99

    4 years ago

    Toronto?

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    • demmer19

      4 years ago

      Hope so

      Reply
  3. Captain Dunsel

    4 years ago

    Philly. He can bring his Uncle Steve.

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    • dirkg

      4 years ago

      Steve is his Dad.

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      • Captain Dunsel

        4 years ago

        Whoops. My bad….thanks.

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        • DarkSide830

          4 years ago

          i mean he could also have an uncle named Steve as well.

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        • Gwynning's Anal Lover

          4 years ago

          It could be a situation where the family tree is a wreath.

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        • Perksy

          4 years ago

          When I was a kid I always used to mix up the 80’s closers – Bedrosian, Sutter, Quisenberry, and Reardon. They all looked a little alike. That middle aged trucker driver look.

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      • Captain Dunsel

        4 years ago

        Whoops. My bad….thanks. I guess my lack of knowledge about Cam gave me the shaft.

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        • dirkg

          4 years ago

          Most people would not expect you to have knowledge of Cam. Newton was a knowledgeable man. Sir Isaac that is.

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  4. Rangers29

    4 years ago

    I’m calling my shot. He’s coming to Texas.

    JD will re-calibrate another pitcher like he’s done 47,000 times before. We need that extra bullpen help, and who knows, maybe this IS actually a surprise team. We just need that sweet, sweet bullpen help.

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    • rangers13

      4 years ago

      I could easily see him as a fit in Texas. Go get him JD And CY

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    • kellin

      4 years ago

      Good luck. The dude is wildly inconsistent as middle relief and does not have the mindset to be a closer.

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      • Rangers29

        4 years ago

        For starters, Ian Kennedy has cemented himself as our closer, and for two, if he has a pulse he is already better than half of our pen.

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    • Vizionaire

      4 years ago

      don’t ever let him pitch in critical situation. if he pitches in the 5th with game tied, he does so well. if he pitches 3 runs up in the 9th he will give up 4-5 runs before you even blink.

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      • JPopp9

        4 years ago

        So he should only be pitching in critical situations then

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      • unglar

        4 years ago

        Game ties in the fifth is a much bigger situation then up three in the ninth. Leverage index

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  5. ShootyBabbit

    4 years ago

    New halos set-up man….bring it back to the genesis

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  6. DarkSide830

    4 years ago

    I wouldn’t complain about him in Philly as depth. we could see more guys out before Bradley and Alvarado are back.

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  7. Monkey’s Uncle

    4 years ago

    Cam’s nickname is apparently the same as his dad’s was when Steve played, “Bedrock”. Cam should have his own… but I can’t think of one. Bedbug? Bedtime?

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    • Steven Juris

      4 years ago

      Bednose

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    • PapiElf

      4 years ago

      Pebbles?

      Reply
    • jdodson1822

      4 years ago

      He was know on blogs as s-thebedrosian

      Reply
  8. bravesfan

    4 years ago

    COME ON BRAVES!!!! BRING HIM HOME!!! LOW HANGING FRUIT, EASY DECISION!

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    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      4 years ago

      I agree bravesfan. Give him a shot. Cant do any worse than some of the current bullpen options.

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    • Doxie

      4 years ago

      won’t surprise me at all

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  9. SueJen

    4 years ago

    Cam was a total bust for the Reds.
    Reds will not miss him as his giving up runs and getting hit hard.
    Do wish him well.

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    • BigFred

      4 years ago

      Got a big 5 2/3 innings to prove himself.

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      • sdbaseballguy

        4 years ago

        In all fairness, he yielded seven runs on 10 hits (two homers) and six walks. I think they saw enough.

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        • mrkinsm

          4 years ago

          They decided to pay hi 1.5M$ for those innings, in all honesty he wasn’t any worse than anyone else in their pen thus far.

          Reply
  10. Dogs for Hire

    4 years ago

    Cam fits right in with the YANKEES. He can have a seat between Odor and Bruce. The YANKEES are hot now with 1 win in a row courtesy of a wild pitch and a walk.

    With Cam and “The Hot Streak” what could go wrong? Go YANKEES

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    • fabulous61

      4 years ago

      @ Rick Parnell, Bruce is retired.

      Reply
  11. maximumvelocity

    4 years ago

    The White Sox could use him. They could pretty much use any reliever with an arm given how much they have used bullpen.

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  12. pepicellis

    4 years ago

    He needs to go to the Cubbies. The Cubbies were, to the best of my knowledge, the only MLB team to have an Armenian Manager (Jim Essian) and an Armenian player (Mike Maksudian) at the same time!

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  13. AZPat

    4 years ago

    The reds now have an open spot of the 40 with a 2nd game today. Could they have signed Jay Bruce to a one day contract and put him on the team for today’s D’backs game?

    Reply
  14. DonOsbourne

    4 years ago

    I can’t believe news about Cam Bedrosian generated this many comments…..

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  15. RedHalo82

    4 years ago

    He will be back with the Halos soon enough

    Reply
  16. vamosrojos

    4 years ago

    The Reds pen is terrible. The fact that he couldn’t make it in Cincy should tell you all you need to know.

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