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I think spending excessive prospects/$s on fragile pitchers is foolish, buying LOW on them is not. Had we gone with your early season reccomendation of $18-20mil per year for 6 years we'd be boned right now.
The ONLY guys I think I can support extending long-term are the Lincecum/Felix/Verlander/Haren types. Guys with track records of staying healthy, great mechanics, no high risk offspeed pitches.
As long as Bedard doesn't have labrum/rotator cuff type shoulder surgery, hes a guy I'd love to buy low on (a one or two year extension at low $).