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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog does a nice job summing up reports on the Pedro Martinez situation. Dylan Hernandez has said the Dodgers are not in on Pedro, but the righty has narrowed his choices to two teams in each league. The Mets are one known suitor - Omar Minaya will meet with Pedro next week. I've talked to many Pirates and White Sox fans who would like to see their...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to the New York Post, Omar Minaya is expected to speak with Pedro Martinez’s agent next week. The Post believes Martinez could be open to an incentive-heavy, one-year contract to return to the Mets. Last night on the MLB Network’s Hot Stove Live, SI.com’s Tom Verducci said Martinez recently rejected a one-year, $7 million offer from an [...]
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to the New York Post, Omar Minaya is expect to speak with Pedro Martinez’s agent next week. The Post believes Martinez could be open to an incentive-heavy, one-year contract to return to the Mets. Last night on the MLB Network’s Hot Stove Live, SI.com’s Tom Verducci said Martinez recently rejected a one-year, $7 million offer from an [...]
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was reported last night on MLB network during the Hot Stove show that Pedro Martinez had turned down an offer from an American league team which would have been worth 7-8M for the year. Apparently Pedro prefers to remain in the National league and there is believed to be interest from two teams. It's been said that Pedro was disappointed with his performance over the...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times believes two teams, one from each league, are interested in Pedro Martinez. From what I can gather, the Mets still have interest in Martinez, and are probably the lone National League team. I believe Omar Minaya is sincere when he says publicly that his team would bring Martinez back to [...]
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
I've come full circle on Pedro Martinez, when the season ended I wanted the Mets to move on from Pedro and either give the spot to Jon Niese or bring in a veteran for the spot. But now as time has past I think Pedro would be our best option as the fifth starter and when he goes on the disabled list it will be an opportunity for Jon Niese to get some no pressure spot starts....
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On the Mets beat (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
... to be a negative influence, as Ramirez was during his final weeks in Boston. And don't count out Pedro Martinez just yet. As long as Petey remains unsigned, the Mets are bound to be a factor, and they could easily add him after Lowe or Perez. Martinez liked playing for the Mets. But will he fit as a back end of the rotation starter? And at what price? That seems difficult to...
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Was Watching (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Please consider taking the following poll: If The Yankees Could Sign Just One More Free Agent Starting Pitcher, Which One Should They Sign? Odalis Perez Braden Looper Pedro Martinez Oliver Perez Ben Sheets Derek Lowe Randy Wolf Andy Pettitte Jon Garland Paul Byrd Freddy Garcia Mark Mulder Kenshin Kawakami View Results Thanks in advance. And, please feel free to add comments on your opinion...
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Mets Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
... this is the Mets’ MO. We saw it last year, when they assured us that Orlando Hernandez and Pedro Martinez would come back from their various injuries and be stalwarts in the ‘08 rotation. For those who paid attention, Pedro was lackluster in 20 starts, and El Duque never left Port St. Lucie. Similarly, the Mets counted on Duaner Sanchez to be 100% (he wasn’t) and also planned...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Without Sheets, the rotation currently looks like Billz, Kuroda, Kershaw, MacDonald, and Stults/Schmidt. In three years, we may look at that and say WOW, but today it looks young and inexperienced. Instead of gambling on 3-4 years of Sheets, a 2 year or one + option on Pedro Martinez might yeild a bigger payoff. One for consideration, if the Blue want to join the party of sick contracts,...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times has the latest on the Dodgers, as well as free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez. Nothing much to report with Manny Ramirez - there has been no new offer from the Dodgers yet but the two sides are still talking. That two-year $45MM offer Scott Boras dissed isn't looking too bad anymore. Boras is "just looking for a situation" for Andruw Jones. I see. Boras...
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The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... Sox in 1994 (13th round) and was later traded to the Expos in November 1997 in a deal that sent Pedro Martinez to Boston. He signed a 4-year free agent Major League contract with the New York Yankees in December of 2004. Carl finished the 2008 season in the New York Yankees rotation, making 7 starts to finish out the campaign on a healthy note (4-2, 5.77ERA, 34.1IP, 41H, 22ER, 10BB,...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... Luis Mario Ochoa, the bassist Oscar Stagnaro, the drummer Ernesto Simpson and the percussionist Pedro Martinez. (All are Cuban-born, except for the Peruvian Mr. Stagnaro, who was filling in for the Cuban Armando Gola.) Friday night’s early set, among other things, demonstrated Mr. D’Rivera’s deference to the audience. It started sweet and plush, and gradually became deep and complex....
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The Mets Report (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... be settled in a spring training competition between Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell, Nelson Figueroa, Pedro Martinez, or Freddy Garcia. The fact is that the Mets only need the fifth starter probably twice during the month of April. They have plenty of time to settle that position in the rotation.
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
I understand the concept of negotiation and trying to get the player you want at a reasonable price but if you play hard ball you run the risk of losing that player. Omar has done a tremendous job in certain negotiation; Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran. But he has also miss-read the market badly at times over paying badly for Luis Castillo and completing missing out on...
