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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The Mariners made an arbitration offer to Type B free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre, but not Type B free agent pitcher Erik Bedard. 710 ESPN Seattle's Shannon Drayer (via Twitter) reported the Beltre offer, while Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times reported the Bedard news. MLBTR's Tim Dierkes predicted that Beltre wouldn't receive an arbitration offer, but Baker's piece analyzes the move and calls...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Now that the Mariners have offered arbitration to free agent Adrian Beltre but not Erik Bedard (I batted .500 on that prediction; obviously, the Mariners feared that Bedard would accept arbitration and weren't willing to take that risk), a couple of thoughts:
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The Seattle Mariners have offered salary arbitration to third basement Adrian Beltre while declining to offer the same to starting pitcher Erik Bedard.
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Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 8 months ago: Colorado Rockies' Christian Colonel rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam off of Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Erik Bedard in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Peoria, Ariz., Friday, March 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » The " Rockies " stories this weekend are more on the...
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Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
This week's hottest Royals -related rumor remains the rumbling that Dayton Moore is close to signing Erik Bedard to a short-term deal. For whatever reason, a one year, ~$3 million dollar deal has been bandied about. So how should we feel about this? Honestly, I'm not sure. Possible responses, from most positive to least positive are below. Joyous Response: Tooooooools! Once a player displays a tool,...
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Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP I am Carl Pavano --- no one gave up more earned runs last year in all of baseball last year than I. But I command you to look only at my peripherals! Look at them! Yesss...stare longingly at my sweet sweet peripherals. Love them! (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Browse more photos » It just occurred to me that the Winter Meetings are coming up fast, and we haven't...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Over the last month or so, we've been taking a look at the decade's biggest trades. Here are some of the moves that defined, enabled and inhibited teams throughout the 2000s. Runners Up Mark Mulder for Dan Haren Erik Bedard to the Mariners Ken Griffey Jr. to the Reds Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano Bartolo Colon for Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips A.J. Pierzynski for Joe Nathan, Francisco...
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Mariners blog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Reports out of Baltimore indicate the Orioles will be among the free-agent suitors for free-agent pitcher Erik Bedard.
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The Orioles have Jeremy Guthrie and three young starters already penciled into their 2010 rotation, but they haven't ruled out added a quality pitcher with a recent injury history, according to Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com. When asked about Ben Sheets and former Oriole Erik Bedard, team president Andy MacPhail said: "We would consider them. They would have to be vetted medically. They don't...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
This year's class of free agent starters is littered with high-risk, high-reward arms. These pitchers can dominate, but as the Red Sox found out with Brad Penny and John Smoltz, they aren't sure things. Starters like Rich Harden (10.9K/9), Erik Bedard (9.8K/9), Ben Sheets (3.09 ERA in 2008), Justin Duchscherer (2.54 ERA in 2008), Smoltz (8.4K/9), Penny, Brett Myers and Randy Johnson (8.1K/9), provide...
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Mets took a very long look at Ben Sheets last year, eventually they ruled him out over concerns with his throwing shoulder. They were right to be cautious as Sheets lost the entire season as he recovered from arm surgery. The Mets have begun to discuss the possibility of adding Sheets, according to Newsday, with the idea of snagging what could be a bargain off the market. Sheets is arguably the...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Mets are busy crafting a Plan B in the event that they do not win the John Lackey sweepstakes, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. They would love to sign the market's top starter, but if they don't, they want to add from a group that includes Joel Pineiro, Randy Wolf, Ben Sheets, and Jason Marquis. According to a source, that group does not include Rich Harden. Rosenthal...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Some more links to read through as we count down the hours until teams can start serious negotiations with all free agents... GM Neal Huntington tells MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch that the Pirates won't be spending big on relievers this year: "Our focus is going to be more on the borderline-type guys that may not get $3-4 million or may not even get a Major League contract," Huntington said....
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The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A recent post by Tyler Kepner in the New York Times Bats blog kicks around the idea that the Yanks could be looking at one of the many high-upside starters available this off season. He writes: Ben Sheets, Rich Harden and Erik Bedard have all been top-of-the-rotation starters in the recent past. All are free agents [...]
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