Erik Bedard Acquired By Boston Red Sox

Finally, the Red Sox will receive former first-round pick Josh Fields, who is a right-handed reliever, in which relief is defined as peptic discomfort.

Hell, I’m going to scout Bedard too ... from the comfort of my moderately comfortable office chair, part three feet from my small silvery television set.

I take those scouts in the minor-league parks seriously, though; you’ve got only so many scouts, and not enough to watch every minor-league game every night. So if the M’s really had three scouts watching Red Sox minor leaguers Wednesday night, there might actually be something cooking.

Jon Heyman checks in:

So how Bedard looks could determine whether he gets traded, and - if he does get dealt - for how much. Interested teams will want to be sure that his knee is healthy, so they’ll monitor Bedard closely, but if he pitches well, there could be something of a bidding war.