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Baseball Musings
November 30, 2007
Updating Bedard

The Orioles and Erik Bedard's agent decided to take a break from talking about a contract extension. This shouldn't be a big deal, since it will be two more seasons before Bedard reaches free agency. Of course, the O's would like to avoid arbitration. Erik might also bring in some youth:

The Orioles already have gotten several trade offers for Bedard, who went 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA last season and set a franchise record with 221 strikeouts. They figure to get more next week in Nashville, Tenn., though MacPhail said that the cooling of talks shouldn't be taken as a sign that the Orioles are ready to unload Bedard.

"I'm not concerned," MacPhail said. "My experience tells me that this isn't unusual. I'd be hesitant to read too much into it."


Posted by David Pinto at 08:50 AM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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I've heard conflicting reports about Bedard's free agency status. Some folks say he has two years to go; others say that because of service time he accrued while on the DL, he can becom a free agent after the 2008 season. Does anyone know the real answer?

Posted by: ElGaucho at November 30, 2007 09:26 AM

I've heard conflicting reports about Bedard's free agency status. Some folks say he has two years to go; others say that because of service time he accrued while on the DL, he can becom a free agent after the 2008 season. Does anyone know the real answer?

Posted by: ElGaucho at November 30, 2007 09:32 AM
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