Erik Bedard Considered Damaged Goods In Trade Market

Why is this a big deal? Because of Bedard's injury history. Teams will be reluctant to give up very much if there's a perception that Bedard is damaged goods. Remember what happened with Jarrod Washburn and the Detroit Tigers two years ago. Washburn had some knee issues nobody even really knew about and was a disaster down the stretch after the Tigers traded Luke French and Mauricio Robles to the Mariners to get him.

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