Anyone want pedro on their team?
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Re: Anyone want pedro on their team?
Padres bottom 3...until they trade Peavy, then move each up a slot
3. Cha Seung Baek (career 16-18, 4.83 era)
4. Josh Geer (career 2-1, 3.83 era)
5. Wade LeBlanc (career 1-3, 8.92 era)
I don't see anywhere on the Padre roster for a guy like Pedro Martinez
Padres bottom 3...until they trade Peavy, then move each up a slot
3. Cha Seung Baek (career 16-18, 4.83 era)
4. Josh Geer (career 2-1, 3.83 era)
5. Wade LeBlanc (career 1-3, 8.92 era)
I don't see anywhere on the Padre roster for a guy like Pedro Martinez
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Re: Anyone want pedro on their team?
He is proved time and time again he still has it....Phils could use him
He is proved time and time again he still has it....Phils could use him
Re: Anyone want pedro on their team?
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/651368
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/651368
Blue Jays should take gamble on Pedro TheStar.com - Sports - Blue Jays should take gamble on Pedro
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SETH WENIG/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
New York Mets' Pedro Martinez pitches during the second inning of a Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 at Shea Stadium in New York.
<!-- SIDE BAR CONTAINER -->The Pedro file
Born: Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic
Age: 37
Height: 5-foot-11
Throws: Right
Cy Young Awards: 1997 (Expos), 1999 and 2000 (Red Sox)
All-Star selections: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005
Teams: L.A. Dodgers (1992-1993), Montreal Expos (1994-1997), Boston Red Sox (1998-2004), N.Y. Mets (2005-2008)
CAREER STATISTICS
Win-Loss: 214-99
Earned-Run Average: 2.91
Strikeouts: 3,117
<!-- PUBLISH DATE -->June 16, 2009
<!-- AUTHOR 1 -->Richard Griffin
<!-- ARTICLE CONTENT--><DI3>T</DI3>ime is running out on the Jays in their struggle to remain afloat in the division or wild-card race in the difficult AL East. The muscle twinge to starting ace Roy Halladay's groin demonstrated just how shallow is the club's starting pitching pool. Left-hander Brian Tallet should be a No. 3-4 starter. Instead, entering a key interleague week without Doc, the 31-year-old reliever has become the starting ace.
Yikes! Time is running out.
The Jays need to step up and gamble on Pedro Martinez. Reports are the 37-year-old right-hander has been working out back home in the Dominican Republic and that several clubs have gone to watch him throw, including the Cubs and the Rays.
The Jays should put themselves on that short list. They surely have the money available and on the flip side they give Pedro the best opportunity to make a significant contribution and to re-establish himself in the twilight of his potentially hall-of-fame career. However, they need to get off their butts and act now.
What would it take? The Jays' payroll stands at $80.5 million (all figures U.S.). After the team lost out on A.J. Burnett, interim CEO Paul Beeston took the money that they were offering the Yankee right-hander off the table, saving for a rainy day. It's now a torrential downpour. Beeston and GM J.P. Ricciardi have both indicated there is money available for the second half. Spend it.
Pedro, who first established his career as an Expos starter back in the mid-'90s, is reportedly looking for $5 million for the rest of '09. Coincidentally, that's what the Jays have available. If Martinez were to make his first start the day after the all-star break, July 17, it would be against the Red Sox. What an incentive to get ready.
If manager Cito Gaston then scheduled him every fifth game (not fifth day), Pedro would be asked to make 15 starts in the second half. If Halladay pitches in the All-Star Game, which is likely, and if he pitches on the Saturday vs. the Red Sox and works every five days (not five games), Doc could make 16 starts. Given good health, the two would make 31 of the Jays' final 72 starts.
The remainder of the rotation would include Tallet, left-hander Ricky Romero and Canadian righty Scott Richmond, with Casey Janssen back in a setup role.
Get going. Would Pedro respond to an offer of $2 million guaranteed, with $1 million for 1-5 starts, another $1 million for 6-10 starts and a final $1 million for 11-15 starts? That's his $5 million that he wants ? but he has to earn it.
The Jays could even throw in a mutual option for the 2010 season for $10 million, with a $1.5 million buyout for the club. Nothing paid if the player opts out. But they need to get on it right now. Hey, recall Beeston flew to Houston in the winter of '96-97 and sat in Roger Clemens' living room, convincing him to come to Toronto when nobody thought it possible. He flew to Burnett's house. It didn't work, but the effort was there.
Beeston and Ricciardi could fly to the Dominican and invite former Jays Tony Fernandez and George Bell to come with them to Casa Pedro, telling him all about Toronto. The worst that could happen is Beeston gets a couple of rounds of golf in with Bell.
Why would Martinez do it? Consider that with the Cubs and Rays, he would not have a chance to contribute as much as a starter. Also, the Jays have a terrific defensive club that would allow him to pitch more to contact (as if he had a choice). He has pitched in Canada and is comfortable with the concept. If it worked out and the Jays came back to earn a wild card, or even close, his hall credentials would be cemented.
"I'm healthy and I think I will be a bargain," Martinez said after working out last week. Pedro made a total of 48 starts in his final three years with the Mets, with a 17-15 record. He finished the '08 season making all his starts in the final two months and pitched six innings in March for Team Dominican at the World Baseball Classic.
It would be a "can't-lose" mission for the fading Jays.
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SETH WENIG/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO New York Mets' Pedro Martinez pitches during the second inning of a Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 at Shea Stadium in New York.
<!-- SIDE BAR CONTAINER -->The Pedro file
Born: Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic
Age: 37
Height: 5-foot-11
Throws: Right
Cy Young Awards: 1997 (Expos), 1999 and 2000 (Red Sox)
All-Star selections: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005
Teams: L.A. Dodgers (1992-1993), Montreal Expos (1994-1997), Boston Red Sox (1998-2004), N.Y. Mets (2005-2008)
CAREER STATISTICS
Win-Loss: 214-99
Earned-Run Average: 2.91
Strikeouts: 3,117
<!-- PUBLISH DATE -->June 16, 2009
<!-- AUTHOR 1 -->Richard Griffin
<!-- ARTICLE CONTENT--><DI3>T</DI3>ime is running out on the Jays in their struggle to remain afloat in the division or wild-card race in the difficult AL East. The muscle twinge to starting ace Roy Halladay's groin demonstrated just how shallow is the club's starting pitching pool. Left-hander Brian Tallet should be a No. 3-4 starter. Instead, entering a key interleague week without Doc, the 31-year-old reliever has become the starting ace.
Yikes! Time is running out.
The Jays need to step up and gamble on Pedro Martinez. Reports are the 37-year-old right-hander has been working out back home in the Dominican Republic and that several clubs have gone to watch him throw, including the Cubs and the Rays.
The Jays should put themselves on that short list. They surely have the money available and on the flip side they give Pedro the best opportunity to make a significant contribution and to re-establish himself in the twilight of his potentially hall-of-fame career. However, they need to get off their butts and act now.
What would it take? The Jays' payroll stands at $80.5 million (all figures U.S.). After the team lost out on A.J. Burnett, interim CEO Paul Beeston took the money that they were offering the Yankee right-hander off the table, saving for a rainy day. It's now a torrential downpour. Beeston and GM J.P. Ricciardi have both indicated there is money available for the second half. Spend it.
Pedro, who first established his career as an Expos starter back in the mid-'90s, is reportedly looking for $5 million for the rest of '09. Coincidentally, that's what the Jays have available. If Martinez were to make his first start the day after the all-star break, July 17, it would be against the Red Sox. What an incentive to get ready.
If manager Cito Gaston then scheduled him every fifth game (not fifth day), Pedro would be asked to make 15 starts in the second half. If Halladay pitches in the All-Star Game, which is likely, and if he pitches on the Saturday vs. the Red Sox and works every five days (not five games), Doc could make 16 starts. Given good health, the two would make 31 of the Jays' final 72 starts.
The remainder of the rotation would include Tallet, left-hander Ricky Romero and Canadian righty Scott Richmond, with Casey Janssen back in a setup role.
Get going. Would Pedro respond to an offer of $2 million guaranteed, with $1 million for 1-5 starts, another $1 million for 6-10 starts and a final $1 million for 11-15 starts? That's his $5 million that he wants ? but he has to earn it.
The Jays could even throw in a mutual option for the 2010 season for $10 million, with a $1.5 million buyout for the club. Nothing paid if the player opts out. But they need to get on it right now. Hey, recall Beeston flew to Houston in the winter of '96-97 and sat in Roger Clemens' living room, convincing him to come to Toronto when nobody thought it possible. He flew to Burnett's house. It didn't work, but the effort was there.
Beeston and Ricciardi could fly to the Dominican and invite former Jays Tony Fernandez and George Bell to come with them to Casa Pedro, telling him all about Toronto. The worst that could happen is Beeston gets a couple of rounds of golf in with Bell.
Why would Martinez do it? Consider that with the Cubs and Rays, he would not have a chance to contribute as much as a starter. Also, the Jays have a terrific defensive club that would allow him to pitch more to contact (as if he had a choice). He has pitched in Canada and is comfortable with the concept. If it worked out and the Jays came back to earn a wild card, or even close, his hall credentials would be cemented.
"I'm healthy and I think I will be a bargain," Martinez said after working out last week. Pedro made a total of 48 starts in his final three years with the Mets, with a 17-15 record. He finished the '08 season making all his starts in the final two months and pitched six innings in March for Team Dominican at the World Baseball Classic.
It would be a "can't-lose" mission for the fading Jays.