Comments on: Pirates Interested in Erik Bedard

By: Todd Smith

Todd Smith — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:37:00 +0000

I don’t know if there is room for both of Bedard and Francis. I think I’d rather keep Correia, McDonald, Morton and Karstens in the rotation over Francis for sure. Francis would make a nice insurance policy for if (when) Bedard goes on the DL – but not sure where he fits if Bedard somehow manages to stay healthy.

I’d go for one of the two, and stick with Lincoln, Owens, Wilson, Locke as the insurance plan. Francis seems like the safer bet, but Bedard does have more upside. For me, the interest in Bedard reminds me a lot of the interest in Duchscherer the past couple of years. Sounded really good in theory.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:17:00 +0000

1 year/4 million (+1 mill for innings pitched/games started)
club option for a 2nd year if he doesn’t reach his incentives
player option for a 2nd year if he does reach them
Any other ideas?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:49:00 +0000

If NH can pull this off he deserves to stick his chest out and thump it. It’d be quite a coup for the Bucs, but Eric’s price and length of contract will run NH away from the table in a hurry. Francis is far more likely but I’d like to see both grabbed.

He’s a serious upgrade. Here’s hoping it gets done, but I doubt there’s any serious conversations.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

I would like to see Bedard and would be excited to see what Searage can do with him. I think a 2 year deal (and an option for a 3rd) at the right price would be a great step for the Pirates. He could really help out the staff and by year 3 of the deal could be a solid number 3 (behind Cole and MacDonald) which would be nice to see.

By: Evan Gross

Evan Gross — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:54:00 +0000

Depends on the right price, Bedard would be one of my top choices out there but you gotta do a heavily incentivizied contract to protect yourself from his injury history.

By: James S

James S — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:25:00 +0000

If they can get him at a decent price, I’d definitely take a shot at him. He was a number 1 ace when he was 100%, and he’s now had a good year of rehab, which I would consider the whole of last season to have been for him. He looked pretty good at times, but you could tell he was still in rebuild mode. If he ever gets back to 100%, whoever has him will be sitting pretty with him in the rotation. Even at 90% He’s still as good or equal to the rest of the Piarates rotation.
Now if they could get Jeff Francis too, who was quietly one of the better starters in the AL last year, Things could really be looking up for Pittsburgh.

By: Dan Greene

Dan Greene — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:30:00 +0000

Weren’t the Red Sox terrified of pitching Bedard down the stretch and in the playoffs (if they would have made it) when their other options weren’t really all that attractive anyways?