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Erik Bedard

I was trolling around the internet this afternoon (slow day), and found this quote on mlbtraderumors.com

"The Orioles' #1 priority for the offseason is to sign ace Erik Bedard to a long-term contract extension.  But if the two parties aren't in the same ballpark, they could exact a king's ransom in a trade.  As I said before, Bedard could be a $20MM+ pitcher if he stays on course through the 2009 season."

I know this is just a pipe dream, but a rotation of Bedard, Francis, Cook, Ubaldo, and Morales in 2008 has me drooling.  Which got me to thinking, what player wouldn't we trade for Bedard?  That rotation looks so much better with Bedard pushing everyone down a notch.

Anyway, I'm curious to hear what people would be willing to trade for Bedard if the Orioles put him on the market.

My first offer is Atkins + Fuentes + Hirsh.  Would the Orioles do that?  Probably not without a budget-friendly contract for Atkins, and even then...

Anyway, it is fun to dream.

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atkins stewart and hirsh
2008 pitching: francis, uball,morales,cook,hirsh. SOLID

by roxfan4life on Aug 17, 2007 10:25 PM MDT reply actions  

fantastic plan
now who's playing 3B?
rockies in october.

by LarryB303 on Aug 18, 2007 8:31 AM MDT up reply actions  

baker
or carroll
2008 plan for success: FIRE HURDLE

by roxfan4life on Aug 18, 2007 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions  

wow
baker is worse than atkins with the glove.  carroll isn't as bad as he appeared this april/may, but he's not as good as he appeared in 2006 either.  definitely should not be starting.
rockies in october.

by LarryB303 on Aug 20, 2007 11:10 AM MDT up reply actions  

news to me
First I have heard about Baker being worse defensively at 3rd than Atkins is.

Jamey lacks the bat to start at 3rd though it is obvious that isn't a solution.

by MADness on Aug 20, 2007 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions  

It's because it isn't true
Baker's third base defense was never considered a problem, either by scouts or stats.  His FRAA was on the plus side in his last year at the position, considered to Atkins deep minus.

Say what you want about Baker's first base defense or outfield play, but his work at third was solid throughout his minor league tenure.

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2007 5:15 PM MDT up reply actions  

hell throw in fuentes as toss in
he sucks
2008 plan for success: FIRE HURDLE

by roxfan4life on Aug 21, 2007 12:47 AM MDT up reply actions  

Thanks
I don't have all of that info at my fingertips as you seem to - I typically remember the gist of things I read but not the actual statistics or exact details.

by MADness on Aug 21, 2007 3:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

Definitely a nice pipe dream...
Like you, I think Bedard would be worth a lot. Realistically, they would probably ask to include Morales in any deal, and I'm not sure it wouldn't be worth it to let him go for somebody with Bedard's established abilities.

My guess for what it would take would be something like Morales, Stewart and another decent young MLB ready player.

by Rox Girl on Aug 18, 2007 7:38 AM MDT reply actions  

Prohibitive
We can't give up that type of talent AND turn around and give them a huge contract as well.

That type of deal for someone like Francis or Crawford (established talents with team friendly contracts) is worth considering but we can't afford to give away young talent and then hand over a 80-90 million dollar contract as well.

by MADness on Aug 18, 2007 8:55 AM MDT up reply actions  

there's the rub...
And this is why a Bedard trade would be a pipe dream, even with his talent. I never said that deal would get done, but we'd certainly have an enviable pitching staff for at least one season at that point, though.

As is, in the real world we have to hope our guys live up to their talent which may or may not happen. We're the sub-prime mortgage backed security of baseball, cheap, with more risk and potentially more reward, but we just might sputter and crash.

by Rox Girl on Aug 18, 2007 9:08 AM MDT up reply actions  

Remember its the Orioles
They are one of the worst run franchises in baseball. If they are stupid enough not to sign Bedard, then they might be dumb enough to take Hawpe, Jimenez and a mid level pitching prospect (Steven Register or Samuel Deduno?)

by roxhead on Aug 18, 2007 9:42 AM MDT reply actions  

What did we give them for Lopez?
I think that robbery speaks for itself.
The Coors Effect... thinking about changing the name to The Humidor Effect.

by Rox Fan in TN on Aug 18, 2007 12:28 PM MDT up reply actions  

Bedard
for Atkins, Hirsh, and one of our starting prospects (Morales, Jimenez, Hynick or Reynolds) would be absolute theft on our part, and if we could make that deal, we should do so.  Baltimore needs a 3B, so that might be a possibility.
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel

by Behrens on Aug 22, 2007 10:20 AM MDT reply actions  

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