Twice as often as previously in his career, per Matthew at LL.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2011/5/21/2183082/erik-bedard-is-getting-s...
As for the actual pitch results, Erik Bedard has four pitches: a change, a primary fastball, a sinking/cut fastball and his renowned curve. One of the changes that's occurred is a much more even usage split between his two fastballs. Before, Bedard leaned on his four-seam over twice as often as his cutter, but of late he has thrown them in equal proportion. Both pitches have seen increased effectiveness along with an uptick of about one mile per hour in speed.
Welcome to the cutter as a weapon for the pitching staff, it looks like. And as Lee and Mariano Rivera can attest, it can be a really good one.
~G
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