Erik Bedard Set To Start Spring Training Opener

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Updated: March 1, 2015

According to Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com Erik Bedard is slated to be the Dodgers starting pitcher for their spring training opener on Wednesday.

Erik Bedard will start the Cactus League lid lifter for the #Dodgers on Wednesday. @ClaytonKersh22 goes on Thursday. Both vs. CWS

— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) February 28, 2015

Bedard who signed to the Dodgers in mid January is not expected to be in the rotation come opening day. Bedard is more of an insurance policy in case one of the Dodgers top 5 pitchers go down due to injury.

The 11-year veteran spent last season with the Tampa Bay Rays, where he posted a 4-6 record and a 4.76 ERA. Below is Bedard career stats.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO
2002	23	BAL	AL	0	0		13.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1

2004	25	BAL	AL	6	10	.375	4.59	27	26	0	0	0	0	137.1	149	83	70	13	71	1	121
2005	26	BAL	AL	6	8	.429	4.00	24	24	0	0	0	0	141.2	139	66	63	10	57	1	125
2006	27	BAL	AL	15	11	.577	3.76	33	33	0	0	0	0	196.1	196	92	82	16	69	0	171
2007	28	BAL	AL	13	5	.722	3.16	28	28	0	1	1	0	182.0	141	66	64	19	57	0	221
2008	29	SEA	AL	6	4	.600	3.67	15	15	0	0	0	0	81.0	70	38	33	9	37	0	72
2009	30	SEA	AL	5	3	.625	2.82	15	15	0	0	0	0	83.0	65	29	26	8	34	0	90

2011	32	TOT	AL	5	9	.357	3.62	24	24	0	0	0	0	129.1	118	63	52	14	48	0	125
2011	32	SEA	AL	4	7	.364	3.45	16	16	0	0	0	0	91.1	77	41	35	11	30	0	87
2011	32	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	4.03	8	8	0	0	0	0	38.0	41	22	17	3	18	0	38
2012	33	PIT	NL	7	14	.333	5.01	24	24	0	0	0	0	125.2	129	76	70	14	56	2	118
2013	34	HOU	AL	4	12	.250	4.59	32	26	3	0	0	1	151.0	149	83	77	18	75	0	138
2014	35	TBR	AL	4	6	.400	4.76	17	15	1	0	0	0	75.2	84	46	40	10	29	0	64
11 Yrs				71	82	.464	3.99	241	230	4	1	1	1	1303.2	1242	643	578	131	533	4	1246

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/28/2015.

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