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Cubs, Rays eye Pedro

Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff June 11, 2009 08:02 PM

A source close to Pedro Martinez indicated tonight that both the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have watched Martinez throw in the Dominican and both teams have begun to at least explore how much money it would take to lure Martinez back to the mound.

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Martinez is evidently ready to get going with the remainder of his career after pitching well in the World Baseball Classic in March. Martinez was reportedly looking for a $5 million deal and most teams shied away because they felt the return from the 36-year-old Martinez wouldn't live up to the outlay of cash. Martinez is expected to be a five or six inning pitcher once he gets back in uniform. It's not known how much time Martinez would need to get into playing shape or whether he would need to make a few minor league starts.

Martinez threw his fastball at around 94 mph.

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12 comments so far...
  1. 94...?

    Ummmm if Pedro is throwing 94, the Red Sox should be watching him as well. Last time he was throwing 94 was 4 or 5 years ago when he was a pretty darn good pitcher.

    Find it hard to believe he was throwing 94.

    Posted by Wong Dynasty June 11, 09 09:47 PM
  1. it is sad to watch the demise of the once great Pedro. Pedro of 1999-2000 was amongst the greatest ever. Too bad money gets in the way of going out on top. Bill Russell, Jimmy Brown, and Rocky Marciano are among the few who knew when to hang it up. The only guy in recent times was Elway and even that was ten years ago.

    Posted by quit on top June 11, 09 10:59 PM
  1. how many pitchers are more than a 5-6 inning pitcher now? He should be a great pick up for somebody needing a starter down the stretch.

    Posted by Ed June 11, 09 11:17 PM
  1. Here's hoping the very best for Pedro. We will never forget how great you were in Boston.

    Posted by Felix June 11, 09 11:29 PM
  1. Wow, Pedro with the Rays would be pretty weird considering his history with them back in the day...

    Posted by mbp2112 June 11, 09 11:37 PM
  1. He'll be lucky to get a million....poor guy...

    Posted by Mike Martinek June 11, 09 11:46 PM
  1. I hope he lands on the Cubs and help then. Pedro was on Fire during the WBC.

    8 is great

    Posted by Eddy120876 June 12, 09 12:58 AM
  1. the blue jays should aim for this guy...... with roy halladay and another pitcher (plus dumping vernon wells and alex rios ) they are the best in baseball!!! (eric bedard for alex rios and a pick, jason bay for travis snider, david purcey and minor league pitcher draft pick, justin mourneau for wells and overbay and scott rolen and and a minor league pitcher for ryan zimmerman) hahahaha only in my dreams eh........

    Posted by apollokid21 June 12, 09 02:34 PM
  1. Pedro's ready to play again if he get's the correct amount of 'respect' as he call is

    Posted by randy roids June 12, 09 03:09 PM
  1. "Too bad money gets in the way of going out on top. Bill Russell, Jimmy Brown, and Rocky Marciano are among the few who knew when to hang it up."

    I know it's annoying when guys like Favre are painfully indecisive about retirement and the networks make it all the more annoying by dedicating so much time to their indecisiveness. And I know that nobody really loves watching a former great being, well, anything less than great. But the idea that greatness ought to preclude the true greats from staying in their sports past their prime—that the great ones ought to "hang 'em up" while they're still on top—is really silly and overly maudlin. Shouldn't everyone keep trying to do what they love to do, no matter how old they are? Maybe Pedro actually enjoys baseball, and wants to win a few more games, and doesn't mind putting off his HoF induction by a year or two. Randy Johnson just explained that his success in his mid-forties is that much more gratifying precisely because he isn't what he used to be and no longer throws 98. It's not as though Pedro or Tom Glavine are jumping onto the field in the middle of games, or hanging around outside the clubhouses and trying to force the league into taking them back. They're professional athletes who like what they've been doing for the last twenty years and they may still have something to offer. So what?

    Even Keith Foulke, a guy who said he didn't like baseball that much, still wants to play after all.

    Posted by tinisoli June 12, 09 03:11 PM
  1. I want to see pedro with the "RAYS" the rays are a young team that need a guy with experience plus is a star bring more people to the field.At this time i also think the rays are much better team than the cubs.

    Posted by Domincano June 13, 09 12:37 AM
  1. any team in the league need's PEDRO and i mean anyone.

    Posted by marcos llibre June 17, 09 10:52 AM
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