The Mariners have had a pretty lousy season so far, especially one that started off with a lot of acclaim due to their addition of Bedard and how it would help out their rotation and more specifically, Felix Hernandez. Well the season hasn't gone the way they would like it, and now the rumors will start about who will be shopped.
MLB Trade Rumors, an excellent site for all baseball news, suggests that a last ditch effort could be trading Bedard. They quote John McGrath (Mariners writer), suggesting that the Mariners should work out a trade with the Phillies for Carrasco, Cardenas, and Savery. Another good point by MLB Trade Rumors is that the Phillies have used the same 5 starters all season.
If this were to happen, this would be a huge boost for the Phillies. Bedard was going to be the strikeout leader in the AL last year, and was a head by a monster amount with over a month to go, and then he got injured. This year he hasn't been as dominant, but he is young and he will be a force in the future years.
It is also important to note that MLB Trade Rumors has not heard any substantial rumors about Bedard being on the trading block. If something pops up, it will be all over the internet in a heart beat.
