Casey's bummed

Good news. The Orioles just officially announced that they traded their 27 year old ace, Eric Bedard, for 5 players.

Let's see, Bedard was 13-5 last year, with 221 strikeouts and a 3.16 ERA. Despite his shortened season, he tied Roy Halladay, Johan Santana and Justin Verlander in the Cy Young voting last year. Here's what they got for him:

George Sherrill, a pretty good 30 year-old reliever who went 2-0 with 3 saves and a 2.36 ERA for Seattle.

Adam Jones, a pretty good 22 year-old Class AAA minor league outfielder with a .314 average at Tacoma last year.

Chris Tillman, a 19 year-old Class A pitcher with a 4.84 ERA and a 7-11 record last year.

Kam Mickolio, a 23 year old minor league reliever with a 2.68 ERA at Class AA and AAA ball last year.

Tony Butler, a 20 year old minor league pitcher with a 4.75 ERA and a 4-7 record in Class A ball.

I'm impressed. Bet the Red Sox are worried.

Note: this was originally posted on ketches, yaks & hawks 10 February 2008