Mariners land Bedard.
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Doubt that. We always find a way to screw it up. Bedard and King Felix will be fun to watch though.
Because they finally realized that they need to build a solid team for the long haul instead of trying to buy overpriced veteran talent. McPhail has a plan, but it's going to take longer than Bedard (or Brian Roberts, who is probably next out the door) wants to wait. Hopefully all of these prospects pan out and they're starting to get good in 2-3 years.
Agreed. The Orioles could trade Bedard now and get 5 players in return, or watch him sign with another team in 2 years and get nothing in return. Probably should have traded Mussina when we had the chance too.
Should be interesting to see who we can get for Roberts. O's may trade a few other veterans before the All Star Break (Not that there are many left).
Yeah they did. Hopefully some of these prospects will pan out to. I was suprised that the Twins didn't hold out for more.
Maybe the Orioles finally have a decent GM that the owner won't chase out of town.
The interesting thing about that is that Angelos has already nixed one of McPhail's trades (last year, for Roberts)... but as it turns out, the O's were much better off not making it. I'm sure that's not going to help his control-freak nature...
Because he doesn't want to be around while they stink for the next 3+ years, so he's not going to be happy, and he will leave before they get good - at which point they'll get nothing in return.
If you're not worried about winning for the next two years and you can get 5 prospects (one of whom is considered one of the best in baseball) now, it makes perfect sense.
Agreed. Plus, Bedard is as old as Santana (28) and the O's got more players for a pitcher that wasn't as proven.
I didn't hear about Angelos nixing the deal the Roberts last year. Who were they supposed to get for him?
It was actually last season (or maybe after last season), so during the 2006 calendar year... Adam Laroche and Marcus Giles from the Braves for Roberts and Hayden Penn.
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Yeah, I'm glad that deal wasn't made. If we could get another starting pitcher from the Cubs though, that would be great.
This just adds more insult to the Twins trade for Santana. Bedard is not in the same league as Santana and it looks like the Orioles for once made the best trade.
Bedard was a lost cause. He had rejected offers from the Orioles and told them that he did not want to be part of the Organization. He had a bad experience with them through negotiations and did not want to stay.
Bedard was a lost cause. He had rejected offers from the Orioles and told them that he did not want to be part of the Organization. He had a bad experience with them through negotiations and did not want to stay.
I would love it if the O's traded Roberts to the Cubs. Hopefully they get some youth that makes them better, and I get to watch my favorite player play for my 2nd favorite team while the O's are rebuilding...
