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I ask in the nicest and most honest way possible...you are talking up Bedard's curveball as though it never misses the strike zone, but in his recent bout of walks, his curveball has been ALL OVER THE PLACE. Mostly up and away from righties because he's not finishing it as well as normal. He's walking guys partly because he's getting "hosed" and partly because he isn't commanding his breaking ball as well as he normally does.
None of that is meant to disagree with your basic premise that Bedard is the ace of this staff and should be resigned as soon as possible. All aces go through occasional bouts of inconsistency with their offspeed stuff...and the funny part is...while he's been walking these guys, he's been giving up 2, 2, 1, 1, and 2 earned runs in (on average) 5.1 IP per start. He's not getting deep into games lately because his command is off by his standards, but he's not getting hit either. :)