One minute before the trade deadline ended, the Boston Red Sox were able to finally land a starting pitcher in a three-team deal. After the Lars Anderson for Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Harden fell through yesterday, the Red Sox were able to pick up left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners. Also coming to the Red Sox will be pitcher Josh Fields, a 2008 first round draft pick, who has split time this season in both Double A and Triple A.
The Seattle Mariners will get Boston prospect Chih Hsien Chiang (outfielder) and Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Trayvon Robinson (outfielder). The Dodgers will get Red Sox prospects Tim Federowicz (catcher), Juan Rodriguez (pitcher), and Stephen Fife (pitcher).
So what does this mean for the Red Sox in the short term? Erik Bedard is having a good season despite his 4-7 record (wins and losses are stupid anyway for a pitcher). He has a very respectable 3.45 ERA and a solid 1.172 WHIP. The Red Sox do not want to go into the playoffs with John Lackey as their fourth starter and this trade will allow them to do that. This also means that Clay Buchholz may be hurt more than the Red Sox have let on and that we may not see him for the rest of the season. We can only hope that come October we will be able to see a starting rotation of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and Erik Bedard.
This trade does mean that the Red Sox will have to make a 40-man roster move, which could mean that Clay Buchholz will be put on the 60-day DL and would not be eligible to return until mid-August.
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