They often leave the injured Erik Bedard of the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade before the deadline. Reading the Mariners Bedard has been problematic, but many years in Baltimore is the strongest. And it is the pitcher the Red Sox hope they will eventually see.
"All the starting pitchers in the majors has nicks and knacks on them," said Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein in a conference call Sunday.
"The case of Erik, he has been hurt from his past like most pitchers early, but the first half, he threw the ball well and he would look his way back into shape."
Red Sox, many Harden collapsed Saturday night, also had a right-hander Josh Fields, a 2008 first round draft pick.
First Boston sent minor league right-Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez and catcher Tim Federowicz to the Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Trayvon Robinson and Robinson then exchanged with the Seattle minor league outfielder Chiang Chih-hsien, in exchange for Bedard and field.
