Breaking news: Mets agree to Santana deal

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Now let's see what do the Orioles do with Bedard. Will they pull the trigger on the trade with the Mariners now? Or hold off a little longer?

Orioles are such a mess, whatever they do I'm sure will backfire horribly on them though

smooty, he is such a good young pitcher, why do they want to trade him?

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by dmek25

smooty, he is such a good young pitcher, why do they want to trade him?

Bedard said towards the end of this past season that he'd like to test the free agent waters...that being said, at that point, he was under contract through 2008...

He's an ace star on a sinking ship and sees the writing on the wall. Best to get maximum value for him now and develop the arms you have. However, it looks like Angelos might get in the way of that, like he did back when vetoed trades of guys like Bonilla.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

Bedard said towards the end of this past season that he'd like to test the free agent waters...that being said, at that point, he was under contract through 2008...

He's an ace star on a sinking ship and sees the writing on the wall. Best to get maximum value for him now and develop the arms you have. However, it looks like Angelos might get in the way of that, like he did back when vetoed trades of guys like Bonilla.

I saw him pitch last year in person, he's AMAZING. He 3-hit my White Sox and outdueled Buehrle for a 2-0 complete game win.

Bedard is one of the best pitchers in baseball. He was leading MLB in strikeouts last year before his late-season injury. He still finished 4th. Even on one of the worst teams in baseball, he managed a 13-5 record.

Any team that gets him has a new #1 pitcher, unless he's sharing a roster with Peavy or Santana.