Bedard Deal Finally Official

Ken Rosenthal is reporting the deal is official and the Mariners have recieved Erik Bedard for Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio.

All I can say is it's about damn time its official.

Bedard Definitely In Seattle Today

According to the Seattle PI blog, Bedard got on a 7am flight from Ottawa and should have just arrived in Seattle.

Bedard Physical Today?

UPDATE: Orioles Hangout Insiders say Bedard is scheduled to take his physical tomorrow.

According to XM radio Bedard is going to be in seattle to take his physical today and the trade should be announced shortly after that.

Bedard a Mariner by Monday?

UPDATE: The Seattle PI is reporting that Jones is in Baltimore for a physical and a press conference and the deal is finally done.

The insiders over at Orioles Hangout are saying the deal will be announced by monday and Bedard is already in Seattle and Jones passed his physical.

Wilkerson Signs 1 Year Deal

Brad Wilkerson has signed with the Mariners which seems to indicate a prelude to a trade. The deal is for 3 million with the opportunity to earn 2 million more in incentives.

Erik Bedard is a Mariner

Update: Bedard isnt a Mariner yet but sources say he will be by the end of the week.

Geoff Baker is saying the deal is done and Jones is being sent to Baltimore for a physical. No word yet on the other players involved.

Bedard Update

Over at Geoff Baker's Blog there is an update on the Bedard trade talk. Baker said he talked to Bavasi an he said this:

"We're in a position now where we have to do our best to make those moves for a top-of-the-rotation guy so we can slot the rest of the rotation where it should be,'' he said. "We feel we have to make a move -- one more move."
Bavasi says he's already put his best offer on the table and that it's now a waiting game. He says there's been a genuine reluctance by some clubs to part with young prospects, but "we're not one of those clubs. We're prepared to move...but there is a limit.''
What would that be?
"I don't think you can give a club its terms and its price,'' he said. "We can move a premier prospect and numbers (of players), but we're not going to move a number of premier prospects."
So, what's going to happen now?
"As I'm sitting here today, I think we will (get a deal done),'' he said. "I think there's a good chance of that."

So it now seems a deal is close and Bavasi has his best offer on the table including Adam Jones and a deal should be completed soon.