Bare with me that this story is about two days late but like I said in the RJ post, I have been busy doing fun stuff that you couldnt believe. Now on to story...
It has been known for sometime that the Philadelphia Phillies are after pitching after they lost Brett Myers for the season after an ugly hip injury in May. Many think they are the front-runners to get Roy Halladay due to having top-line prospects in the minors but they decided to go after Pedro Martinez.
The thirty-seven year old who dazzled us through in the early 2000s which a great fastball and a sick circle change has faded into the distance with a bunch of injury-riddled years. Martinez has had consistent arm problems in the past three years therefore you wonder if the Phillies are really making the right decision going with Martinez.
Already, Philly has decided to put him on the 15-day DL which probably means his arm isnt ready to pitch 85-100 balls. Or the velocity he is throwing with right now isnt where its supposed to be. If neither of those are the reason why Martinez is on the DL then I think there is something you definitely have to worry about and then I question why the choice was made to bring in a washed-up superstar.
If Pedro can somehow turn out to be even mid-2000 Pedro then look out the Phillies added a force to their rotation. Although if he is anything like the last couple of years, we could ended up seeing Pedro reside in the bullpen.
-Charlie.
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