One of the first questions Omar fielded this morning after announcing that Tim Redding would be side lined indefinitely was whether it changed his stance on Pedro Martinez. Again Minaya asserted that the team was not negotiating with Pedro. If that wasn't enough, then the Mets most recent waiver claim should solidify there stance that they've turned the page on him.Why do I think the team is so against bringing in Pedro. I believe the biggest problem is his asking price, Pedro is still looking for at least 5 MM per year and the Mets simply aren't willing to pay that. But I'm not sure the Mets would sign him even if his price came down, after three injury plagued and disappointing years they seem snake bitten when it comes to him. Also Pedro was still acting like a 20 game winner when he wasn't even making 20 starts and on a club preaching team first that type of personality might not fit....But back to the waiver claim, it's been reported that the Mets have claimed Fernando Nieve fr...
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