Pedro Is Not on the Verge of Signing

According to Jose de Jesus Ortiz at the Chron.com, the report that Pedro Martinez was on the verge of signing with the Houston Astros is not true."We've absolutely had no discussions on this front," Ed Wade just told me. "We've had zero discussions."Some interesting news has also come along. According to MLB.com, Manny Ramirez has spoken to Pedro Marintez in the past few days. In these discussions, Ramirez has learned that Pedro is down to two teams.