Bedard, Bourn traded on final day of July

No sooner were those men in uniform than another Mariners pitcher, Erik Bedard, took his off – he and Tacoma reliever Josh Fields were sent to Boston in a three-team exchange for two young outfielders having productive minor league seasons.

The American League East-leading Boston Red Sox yesterday acquired starting pitcher Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners as part of a three-team swap, a day after their trade for Oakland Athletics pitcher Rich Harden fell through. The Red Sox (66-40),

The American League East-leading Boston Red Sox yesterday acquired starting pitcher Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners as part of a three-team swap, a day after their trade for Oakland Athletics pitcher Rich Harden fell through. The Red Sox (66-40),

By Ian Browne / MLB.com | 07/31/11 6:54 PM ET CHICAGO — The Red Sox, who had been on the prowl for a starting pitcher all week, got one with just minutes to spare before Sunday's 4 pm ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, landing lefty Erik Bedard from the

CHICAGO — After a deal with Oakland for Rich Harden fell through, the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox were still able to find a starting pitcher to bolster their rotation Sunday. They got oft-injured lefty Erik Bedard

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Questions surround oft-injured Erik Bedard

Southpaw Erik Bedard hasn't pitched into August since 2007, but the Red Sox are hoping he can bolster their rotation for the rest of the season. The Sox acquired Bedard from Seattle today in a complicated trade:

(July 31, 2011, by Washingtondude) Read more When newly acquired Mariners outfielder Casper Wells met Erik Bedard before Sunday's game, he told the left-hander how glad he was to be on the same team. "Man, I hated seeing that curveball," Wells told

(July 31, 2011, by Washingtondude) Read more When newly acquired Mariners outfielder Casper Wells met Erik Bedard before Sunday's game, he told the left-hander how glad he was to be on the same team. "Man, I hated seeing that curveball," Wells told

The Red Sox needed a starter, and Erik Bedard was right there in front of them. The Saturday trade for Rich Harden shifted Bedard out of the picture, but the unsatisfactory review of Harden's medicals shifted Bedard back in, and the fact that the Red

By Ian Browne / MLB.com | 07/31/11 6:54 PM ET CHICAGO — The Red Sox, who had been on the prowl for a starting pitcher all week, got one with just minutes to spare before Sunday's 4 pm ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, landing lefty Erik Bedard from the

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