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News: Bedard wants out of Baltimore

by Chris Mazzone on December 3rd, 2007 at 1:54 am

The Washington Post, citing ‘league sources’, is reporting that LHP Erik Bedard has informed the Baltimore Orioles that he has no interest in signing an extension to stay in Baltimore beyond 2009.

…this is interesting because initially the orioles seemed to just be testing the market to see what was out there, and weren’t necessarily looking to move bedard unless they could land a huge bounty. but with him all but saying he’s leaving when he becomes a free-agent in ’09 it could push the orioles to trade him now while the market is hot and his value is high…