Baltimore Orioles ace Erik Bedard isn't happy.
The 28-year-old lefty told the Baltimore Sun Saturday that he expects to be traded this offseason. He also voiced his disappointment that the club hasn't made a greater effort to ink him to an extension.
Bedard went 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA in 28 starts last season before landing on the 60-day disabled list in September with a strained right oblique muscle. Up until that point, he dominated the majors with a franchise record 221 strikeouts. Sadly, his efforts did little to help the struggling O's, as the team went on to a horrid 69-93 finish - 27 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the AL East. This is no news for Baltimore fans, as they haven't enjoyed a winning season since 1997, when the team went 98-64.
Bedard isn't willing to stick around for the rebuilding process, either.
"[Rebuilding] takes a long time, and you need a lot of patience. It's not just me. I think everybody is [sick of losing] from the ground up."[Baltimore Sun]
5 comments:
I can see where Bedard is coming from - it would suck to be on such a crappy team. But where's your loyalty dude?
Agreed. At least he can be sure he's the best on his team, right?
He'd make a great addition to any rotation - they absolutely should trade him for some young prospects. It's time.
Where's your loyalty is right! How does he expect to keep any fans if he disses his team like that?
Bedard in Pinstripes - yeah it's a marriage made in heaven.
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