The Philadelphia Phillies ignored my memo yesterday and chose not to heed my advice. The Phillies have signed three-time Cy Young award winner Pedro Martinez to a 1-year, $1 million contract that could escalate to $1.8 million with incentives.
In perhaps a harbinger of things to come, the Phillies promptly placed Pedro on the 15-day DL with a mild shoulder strain. The move to the DL is probably less about an actual injury than it is getting him some work before he joins the big-league club.
The Phillies are hoping that Pedro is one piece of the puzzle when it comes to curing their starting pitching woes. The 37-year old pitcher has struggled to regain any semblance of his heyday after a couple of seasons riddled with injuries and poor performance.
If Pedro can give the Phillies six innings every fifth night than this move will be deemed a success. I’m just not sure he is capable of that at this stage in his career. I hope I am wrong.
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