It may be, to quote Jon Heyman, “a long shot for either
New York team to sign
Pedro Martinez”, but it was interesting to hear the Yankees are at least taking a look. Pedro in pinstripes might be the fitting end to a Hall of Fame career. Why not? The Yankees have never had a problem [...]
Via Chicago Tribune
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June 17, 2009
The Cubs sent a scout to watch Pedro Martinez work out in the Dominican Republic, and are considering signing the veteran right-hander.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 18, 2009
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Rays were eyeing Pedro Martinez as a reliever, but cannot meet his salary demands. Sherman says Pedro seeks a "significant amount of money" and the Rays can't afford a pricey addition to their team.
Meanwhile, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times says it's "doubtful" the Cubs have the payroll...
Via Sports Illustrated
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June 19, 2009
Assessing Pedro Martinez's most likely destinations & more notes.
Via Post-Gazette
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June 17, 2009
Pedro Martinez could be back on a major league mound soon.
Via SI.com
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June 17, 2009
Pedro Martinez could be back on a Major League Baseball mound soon.
Via CBSSports.com
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June 17, 2009
Pedro Martinez said on Wednesday that he has had talks with the Cubs and Rays and hopes to sign a contract in the near future.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 18, 2009
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that the Cubs, Rays, Yankees and Angels will watch Pedro Martinez pitch in the Dominican Republic tomorrow. However, all four clubs are downplaying their interest in signing the pitcher and none of them would address their biggest need by adding a starter.
Pedro still wants a major league deal worth about $3MM and he has indicated he won...
Via TampaBay.com
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June 19, 2009
The Rays had representatives watch RHP Pedro Martinez throw in the Dominican Republic on Friday, the second time they've seen him in the last two weeks. But it never sounded - despite Martinez's public comments - that the Rays were...
Via CBSSports.com
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June 17, 2009
Pedro Martinez said on Wednesday that he has had talks with the Cubs and Rays and hopes to sign a contract in the near future.
Via Rays Report
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June 17, 2009
DENVER—Regarding the latest report out of the Dominican Republic on Pedro Martinez’ apparent desire to sign “soon” with the Rays or Cubs, it doesn’t sound like much has changed on the Tampa Bay front. Yes, one of the Rays’ guys in the Dominican has watched Martinez…
Via Chicago Tribune
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June 20, 2009
Pedro Martinez still hopes to pitch this season, and the Cubs were among the teams watching him work out in the Dominican Republic. If he doesn't pitch again, he will join Bob Caruthers and Al Spaulding as the only pitchers to win more than 200 and lose fewer than 100 games in their careers. He has a 214-99 career record. ... The Pirates are trying to find a taker for...
Via Towel Drills
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June 18, 2009
Posted by Lionel on June 18, 2009.The man who will get the Cubs going is....Pedro Martinez? According to Pedro himself, the Cubs and the Rays have shown the most interest in Pedro and he is likely to sign a deal soon. There are so many angles to this story, but I'll try to cover them all.First, let's remember that it's a report from the player, not from any other source. The Tribune...
Via A Large Regular
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June 19, 2009
Pedro MartinezPedro Martinez is supposedly on the cusp of signing to pitch for one of four teams; the Yankees, Rays, Cubs or Angels. All four teams make sense but one team that would make equal sense is not on the list and I wonder why.The Milwaukee Brewers need an upgrade in their rotation and you would have to think that Pedro would be a both an upgrade over Manny Parra and also...
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