Erik Bedard traded to Red Sox

Erik Bedard was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox along with minor league player Josh Fields in a three team deal on July 31, 2011. The Red Sox also received minor league player Trayvon Robinson from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox then sent Robinson and minor league player Chih-Hsien Chiang to Seattle and minor league players Tim Federowicz, Juan Rodriguez and Stephen Fife to Los Angeles.


Bedard is a LHP who has played eight seasons for the Mariners and Orioles. Before the trade he was 4-7 with a 3.45 ERA, 87 strikeouts and 1.17 WHIP in 83 innings over 16 games. For his career he is 55-48 with a 3.69 ERA, 888 strikeouts and 1.31 WHIP in 913.1 innings over 160 games. He was originally drafted by the Orioles in the sixth round in 1999.


Fields is a RHP who has pitched at the Double A and Triple A levels of the minors this season. Before the trade he was 1-2 with a 2.77 ERA, 26 strikeouts, 1.39 WHIP in 26 innings over 20 Double A games and was 0-0 with a 6.23 ERA, 13 strikeouts, 1.85 WHIP in 13 innings over nine Triple A games. He was originally drafted by the Mariners with the 20th pick of the first round in 2008.


Robinson is an outfielder at the Triple A level of the minors. He was hitting .293 with 26 home runs, 71 RBI, 70 runs and 8 steals in 100 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 10th round in 2005.


Chiang is an outfielder at the Double A level of the minors. He was hitting .340 with 18 home runs, 76 RBI, 68 runs and 6 steals in 88 games. He originally signed with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 2005 from Taiwan.


Federowicz is a catcher at the Double A level of the minors. He was hitting .277 with eight home runs, 52 RBI, 46 runs and one steal in 90 games.He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the seventh round in 2008.


Rodriguez is a RHP at the Class A level of the minors. This season he is 2-4 with a 5.19 ERA, 88 strikeouts and 1.51 WHIP in 59 innings over 32 games. He originally signed with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 2008 out of the Dominican Republic.


Fife is a RHP at the Double A level of the minors. This season he is 11-4 with a 3.66 ERA, 70 strikeouts and 1.39 WHIP in 103.1 innings over 19 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the third round in 2008.