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The problem with the performance is it reinforces the clear message from the start of the year; Bedard needs a couple starts to get into a groove.  This would be fine if he weren't fragile...  For me, I saw the velocity and the break on the curveball and it is clear healthy Bedard is about as good a bet on a shut-down six innings as any pitcher in the game.  On a team with that has an excellent set-up man for the 7th, as well as the 8th, he's a real asset.
The Red Sox have a deep farm system and an excellent MLB team.  They are in the ideal situation to overpay for Bedard (or whoever else they covet) without really hurting their future.  The only question is how much they really want him.  I think it's funny, Bedard is the classical Yankee pick-up given the importance of LH pitching in Yankee stadium (at least traditionally, I haven't kept up with the new Yankee stadium), but it's the Sox hot on Bedard's heels even though Fenway is traditionally killer of lefties.