05-15-2009, 05:00 PM
<!--quoteo(post=38185:date=May 15 2009, 04:54 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ May 15 2009, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38183:date=May 15 2009, 02:52 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 15 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38176:date=May 15 2009, 03:26 PM:name=FlyAtTheThigh)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FlyAtTheThigh @ May 15 2009, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38171:date=May 15 2009, 04:09 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 15 2009, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38150:date=May 15 2009, 01:53 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ May 15 2009, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'd take Bedard in a heartbeat and start him in the playoffs over everyone on our roster -- unless Harden is throwing in the upper 90s at the time. Then I'd go Harden-Bedard-Z.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd like to know what Bedard has done to make you think this? I wouldn't take him over any starter we have, except Marshall.
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3.74 ERA playing all of his career in the AL and most in the AL East, 754 K in 781 innings. Those numbers are better than Z's career numbers, certainly more solid than Dempster's one good year, and better on the whole than Lilly's.
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Very good points. I might be able to get behind that. There's just something about him that screams "stay away" to me though.
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Not saying I wouldn't take him, he has great talent, but to me he would just be a lefty Rich Harden, tons of talent, but not a guy you can count on to be a true ace.
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I agree with that completely. He's a 6-7 inning pitcher, probably, but he's probably going to be available, wouldn't involve a long term commitment right off the bat, and I think it's going to be really difficult to find a greater talent for the rotation than Bedard during the season. Yes, it would be really risky to have Harden and Bedard as our nominal 1-2 punch considering they could explode, but it seems impossible to find players that teams are willing to move absent a certain level of risk. Harden would have never been available if not for the injury risk.
I'd like to know what Bedard has done to make you think this? I wouldn't take him over any starter we have, except Marshall.
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3.74 ERA playing all of his career in the AL and most in the AL East, 754 K in 781 innings. Those numbers are better than Z's career numbers, certainly more solid than Dempster's one good year, and better on the whole than Lilly's.
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Very good points. I might be able to get behind that. There's just something about him that screams "stay away" to me though.
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Not saying I wouldn't take him, he has great talent, but to me he would just be a lefty Rich Harden, tons of talent, but not a guy you can count on to be a true ace.
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I agree with that completely. He's a 6-7 inning pitcher, probably, but he's probably going to be available, wouldn't involve a long term commitment right off the bat, and I think it's going to be really difficult to find a greater talent for the rotation than Bedard during the season. Yes, it would be really risky to have Harden and Bedard as our nominal 1-2 punch considering they could explode, but it seems impossible to find players that teams are willing to move absent a certain level of risk. Harden would have never been available if not for the injury risk.