O's deny Bedard deal in place  —  Mariners' Jones reportedly told trade has been made  —  Andy MacPhail denied tonight that the Orioles have agreed to a deal that would send ace pitcher Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for a package headed by young center fielder Adam Jones.

Leaving the nest?  —  Mariners, Orioles still discussing Bedard blockbuster  —  The Mariners and Orioles are in serious discussions on a blockbuster deal that would send left-hander Erik Bedard to Seattle for a package of young players, including top outfield prospect Adam Jones.

Jones-Bedard Deal “99 Percent Done”  —  I'm being told by three different sources that the trade is as close to being done as it can get without an actual deal.  May just be a matter of dotting some i's and crossing some t's.  What I am getting is that it's Adam Jones, Chris Tillman …

No longer waiting  —  Now it's The Sun's turn:  —  A high-ranking Orioles official told Jeff Zrebiec that a trade hasn't been completed with the Mariners.  —  And this is why we don't rush to file a story on the Web site until the necessary calls have been made.  —  Now we can speculate on what happened.

More on Jones-Bedard  —  Many of you have started wringing your hands over this item in the Baltimore Sun, written after our blog post, saying that an Erik Bedard-Adam Jones deal had not been finalized.  Well, yes, we know that.  If it was finalized, then Jones would not be flying back to the United States to take a physical.

Mets could get Santana within 10 days  —  The Johan Santana trade discussions finally might be entering their final lap, and the Mets still appear to be the favorites to land the two-time Cy Young Award winner.  —  The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Sunday that a trade of Santana …