Monday, December 3, 2007
Mets Close to Deal for Erik Bedard
A number of sources are reporting that the Mets are close to a deal that would send Phillip Humber, Aaron Heilman, Ryan Church, and possibly Kevin Mulvey to the Orioles for starting pitcher Erik Bedard.
Meanwhile, over at Metsblog Matt Cerrone is reporting that the deal may involve a third team and Orioles' SS Miguel Tejada. This report is unconfirmed as well.
Remember this is just speculation, but a deal does seem close. This would be a fabulous trade for the Mets if they can manage to get the 28 year old Bedard without giving up Mike Pelfrey, Carlos Gomez or Fernando Martinez.
This deal may go down tonight, tomorrow, the next day or maybe not at all. It is kinda hard to imagine the Orioles will do anything with Bedard until after the Twins decide what to do with Johan Santana. But be sure to keep checking back as we will have more information as this story unfolds.
UPDATE: The report that suggested Erik Bedard is on his way to the Mets is "false," according to one executive with the Mets. However, talks are ongoing.
Looks like we may have jumped the gun with this one... thanks to mlb-rumors for clarifying that earlier post.
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3 comments:
The Bedard contract talks did not break down after all.
"MacPhail debunked a recent report in the Washington Post that claimed Bedard has told team officials that he isn't interested in negotiating any further on a contract extension. While the Orioles and Bedard aren't currently in extension talks, MacPhail said that the door remains open and the topic could be revisited in the near future.
"That's not what the agent told me," MacPhail said of the report. "I did characterize the conversations as having cooled. I made some effort to phrase it in the right way, and things can heat up again. But there hasn't been a 'We're off' kind of thing."
The Orioles may be listening to offers for Bedard, but MacPhail said that they really don't have to make a deal at this point. When asked whether Baltimore's leverage would decrease as Bedard gets closer to free agency, MacPhail referenced the Santana phenomenon and said that Minnesota's leverage hasn't been reduced "one iota."
If he trades Bedard, MacPhail said, it will be because he has no doubt that he'll be improving his team. "
Like I said in the post guys... this is just a rumor... there is no definite trade going down, the o's might get a great offer elsewhere tomorrow, and the whole thing falls apart. So don't bank on this happening just yet.
Great for the Mets. He will definitely be a plus. A young stud with a gun.