Erik Bedard is a Mariner!

[fishermanjosh]

Its about flippin time this trade went through. I'm more pumped up about this season then I have ever been. GO M'S!!

[Super Fluke]

who did they trade to get him?

[lentz]

Thats good to hear. I havn't really listened to the radio much today so i hadn't heard that yet
The last that i heard was that they were going to give up Adam Jones and another player.

[fishermanjosh]

Adam Jones, George Sherril, Chris Tillman, and 2 other prospects.

[joemomma]

sounds like a good trade for the M's, sorry to jone's go though!

[fishstik]

:m eme::mem e:

[Dullhook]

As a long time Mariner fan it was good to see them add a quality starter (28 years old) like Erik who has already proven himself in the American League. Hernandez and Bedard will make up a great 1-2 righty/lefty starting combo. It's always hard to give up promising young talent like Jones and Sherril but Baltimore is rebuilding and insisted on both of them. The M's past trading history hasn't been very good and here are a few that came back to haunt them:

1. Tino Martinez and Jeff Nelson for Sterling Hitchcock and Russ "butterfingers" Davis.
2. Dereck Lowe and Jason Veritek for Heathcliff Slocum.
3. Jose Cruz Jr. for Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin
4. Dave Henderson and Spike Owen for Rey Quinones and Mike Trujillo
5. Letting Carlos Guillen, Omar Visquel, and Raul Ibanez walk as free agents. Wound up resigning Raul later at a much higher price.

Anyhow, spring training and spring fishing aren't very far off and can't come any too soon for this old coot!