Mike Silva, in a post to his blog for New York Baseball Digest, takes a look at 11 “bargain bin” free agents that the Mets should consider this off-season.
Silva lists Erik Bedard and Brad Penny, as well as former Met Chad Bradford among his bargain bin list.
Silva doesn’t believe that Bedard would require more than [...]

Tim Redding is 0–2 with a 9.20 ERA in three starts, during which the Mets are 0–3.
Meanwhile, the Mets are 6–3 in Livan Hernandez’s nine starts this season, though five of the six wins were against the Braves, Pirates, Nationals, Marlins and Brewers.
Eventually, the Mets will promote Oliver Perez, who will re-join John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and [...]

During Saturday’s broadcast on FOX, FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal was said he is certain the Phillies will aggressively seek front-end starting pitcher, such as Jake Peavy or Roy Oswalt.
In a report for Newsday, Ken Davidoff looks at the Mets needs and writes, “So must the Mets.”
According to Davidoff, Peavy is not likely to accept a deal [...]

The Mariners have announced that they have acquired LHP Erik Bedard from the Orioles for Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Cam Mickolio and Tony Butler.
…well, that answers that, since jones alone is better than any one prospect the Mets could have offered – pre-santana…plus, the O’s got seattle’s second-best pitching prospect in hillman…again, as [...]

According to the Baltimore Sun, the Orioles and Mariners have agreed to the framework of a deal that will send LHP Erik Bedard from Baltimore to Seattle for five players, including OF Adam Jones.
…in the days after the Mets traded for Johan Santana, i was sent several e-mails from fans wondering if the Mets could [...]

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Mariners have sent OF Adam Jones to Baltimore, most likely for a physical in advance of a trade for O’s LHP Erik Bedard.
…just so long as bedard is not going to the Phillies or Braves, i’m happy…
During the Winter Meetings in December, ESPN.com reported that the Dodgers and O’s [...]

According to a report on MLB.com, the Orioles have made a last ditch effort to sign LHP Erik Bedard to a multi-year contract approaching $100 million.
‘Citing sources close to the Orioles,’ owner Peter Angelos called Bedard to discuss a five-year contract.
If an extension is not reached, it appears the Mariners and Orioles [...]

M’s OF Adam Jones will fly to Baltimore tomorrow morning to take a physical ‘so he can be dealt to the Orioles in exchange for pitcher Erik Bedard,’ writes columnist Geoff Baker in a post to his blog for the Seattle Times.
…Update…7 am…
In a report to SI.com, Jon Heyman writes that there is still concern within Baltimore’s [...]

In the Baltimore Sun, Jeff Zrebiec quotes O’s LHP Erik Bedard as accusing his team of a) not trying very hard to trade him, and b) not trying very hard to sign him to an extension.
According to Zrebiec, the O’s and Mariners continue to discuss Bedard, ‘with talks centered around Adam Jones.’

In a post to his blog for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, John Hickey breaks down the market for O’s LHP Erik Bedard, and writes…

“The competition for Bedard may come down to the Mariners and the New York Mets.  But the Mets have not pushed hard for Bedard, and the Mariners, while willing to trade Adam Jones, [...]

Despite the recent rumors connecting the team to Twins LHP Johan Santana, the Mets actually prefer Baltimore’s Erik Bedard, “Since he wouldn’t require the same lucrative extension as part of the deal,” writes Lisa Kennelly citing a Mets official in the Star-Ledger.
…they may also prefer to invest in time travel to help erase last September, [...]

In a recent report for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal writes that a trade between the O’s and M’s involving LHP Erik Bedard ‘is only one player away from competition.’
The deal is likely to include M’s OF Adam Jones, among other minor leaguers, explains Rosenthal.
According to the report, the Mariners have also checked in with the A’s [...]

Yesterday afternoon, the popular M’s blog Prospect Insider wrote that the O’s and M’s are making significant progress on a trade involving LHP Erik Bedard.
Later in the day, at FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal wrote that a deal could be ‘moving closer’ to getting done.
According to Rosenthal, “The Mets made a strong run at Bedard at the [...]

Over the weekend, O’s Pres. Andy McPhail told reporters that it is very unlikely that his team will trade LHP Erik Bedard before opening day, reports the Baltimore Sun.
According to the report, the Reds will not include top outfield-prospect Jay Bruce in a deal for Bedard, while the Mariners remain unwilling to [...]

Sean from Colorado asks…
“Due to the team’s supposed ‘lack of good prospects,’ wouldn’t it make sense for the Mets to entice the Twins with a package of Oliver Perez and three or four prospects for Johan Santana – and a package of John Maine and similar prospects to the Orioles for Erik Bedard?
“Why not sell [...]