The newspaper reports the Red Sox also will receive minor league P Josh Fields from the Mariners. The Red Sox sent minor league C Tim Federowicz and minor league Ps Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and minor league OF Chih-Hsien Chiang to the Mariners. Finally, the Dodgers sent minor league OF Trayvon Robinson to the Mariners.
The Red Sox reportedly had a deal in place to acquire Oakland A's righthander Rich Harden late Saturday night, but that never was finalized.
Bedard is 4-7 with a 3.45 ERA in 16 starts this season.
Boston had expressed interest in Bedard recently, but there was speculation that its interest cooled after the lefthander's start Friday. In his first outing since coming off the disabled list because of a knee injury, Bedard was roughed up for five earned runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Because of the uncertainty surrounding righthander Clay Buchholz's availability the rest of this season, the Red Sox wanted to add rotation depth prior to the deadline. Buchholz, sidelined since mid-June because of back discomfort, is set to meet with a back specialist Monday.
