Update: The Kansas City Royals are "going hard" after P Erik Bedard according to Yahoo.com. , but Royals asst. G.M. J.J. Picollo say's,"He's certainly a name we've talked about and will continue to talk about,but I think that's probably an overstatement. Right now there's a free-agent pool out there and we're looking into every one of those guys. And with Erik being left-handed it stands out a little bit more." The Royals are looking to add a lefty to their rotation and Bedard, when healthy, is a nice option.