Article: Bedard glad he avoided arbitration.

Byline: Jeff Zrebiec

Feb. 18--FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Had the Orioles not agreed to a one-year deal with pitcher Erik Bedard yesterday, the process would have played out Tuesday in a hotel conference room in Phoenix. At the head of a long table, three arbitrators would have been seated, flanked on one side by Bedard, his representative, Mark Pieper, and a team of agents.

On the other side of the table, Orioles general counsel H. Russell Smouse and his son, Greg, would have sat with members of the Orioles' front office. Representatives from the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball would also have been present.

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