Pedro Martinez pitches a bullpen session for the Phillies today:
The defending World Series champions have a tough situation in their starting rotation, and they don’t appear to have a whole lot of trade chips to offer, so that would explain their interest in Martinez.
According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the Phillies are thought to be exploring a variety of options at pitcher, including journeyman Paul Byrd, who finished last season with Boston.
Pedro Martinez is a real interesting gamble. I’d be interested in him if he did what Mike Mussina accomplished in 2008. Mike abandoned his fastball for slow and slower pitching. Like Mussina, Pedro had a sizable arsenal of pitches that he threw well. Like Mussina, Pedro also had pin-point accuracy. I bet Martinez could pull it off.
Posted by David Pinto at 12:26 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | 1 Comment
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July 7th, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
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