Trying not to take the spotlight from the All-Star game tonight, after taking and passing a physical at Jefferson University Hospital, with the Phillies medical staff on-hand, the Phillies signed Pedro Martinez to a 1yr, $1M deal with a $1.5M in incentives.
The deal will be publically announced sometime tomorrow.
So does Pedro still have it in him to be a solid starting pitcher for a contending World Series Champion?
I say yes.
Even though last year he had his worst career ERA 5.16, compared to his career 2.91, he was battling injuries and just plain out of shape. Word from the Domincan where reporters have seen him work out in the past few weeks say he looks great, in shape and that his pitches look like they have jump to them. Pedro himself says he feels the best that he has in years.
He also would like to get back at the Mets for not resigning him, and partly the fans blaming him for the disastorous collapses of the last 2 years.
So I would recommend picking up Pedro Martinez for your fantasy squad down the stretch. Its worth the risk. He will defintely get the run support playing with the Phils. All a veteran multiple former Cy Young award winner needs is the competitive playoff juice, that comes with baseball inching toward September for him to regain his form.
If you have room on your bench pick him up, he won't start right away with the big club. He will go on a minor league assignment to get his pitch count up and possibly be used the next time the Phillies need a 5th started which is July 20th, but that doesn't seem likely...
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