According to Nick Cafrado of the Boston Globe’s Twitter account, the Pittsburgh Pirates have shown interest in left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard.
Bedard spent last season with the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox, accumulating a 3.62 ERA over 129.1 innings in 24 starts. He struck out 125 batters while walking 48, for a 2.66 K/BB ratio. His 8.7 K/9 ratio last season was nice.
The 32-year-old would instantly become arguably the best pitcher in the Pirates’ rotation, and he would fill the left-handed void left by Paul Maholm.
Bedard’s biggest downside is his injury history. He has pitched more than 142 innings in a season just twice in his career and has never hit the 200 IP mark. He also missed the entire 2010 season after suffering multiple setbacks stemming from surgery on a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder. As a pitcher, that’s kind of a big deal.
There’s no doubt a healthy Bedard would be a wonderful addition to the Pirates’ pitching staff,...
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