Return of Pedro?

His asking price seems insanely high.

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Yeah I heard about that last night

Still kinda torn on this idea, though. If he’s cheap, how much worse can he be, considering our current options?

If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.

by meigs1414 on Dec 22, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions

I don't think he can pitch a full season

That’s a lot of money for half a year.

by Reg Dunlop on Dec 22, 2009 11:22 AM EST reply actions

I love Pedro

but I really don’t want to go down the road of expecting a full season from him again. That’s a lot of money for a guy who I am 99% sure will get hurt mid-season.

by dtro on Dec 22, 2009 11:37 AM EST reply actions

A random un-named source from the Mets' FO has denied this.

therefore 3/ 36

you know what I'm sayin' ?

by fxcarden on Dec 22, 2009 11:38 AM EST reply actions

Mets will set another patern this offseason. 3/30 (for Molina) or 7/126 (for Bay).

If Pedro keeps asking that much, he’ll be waiting like last year.

by Michkin on Dec 22, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions

Jesus. I love Pedro, but putting ANOTHER guy on the roster who's is doomed

to get hurt if he pitches more than 100 innings? This is 2007 all over again. Let’s make sure ANY shot we have at the postseason is seriously undermined by completely misjudging a crippling weakness.

by SeanSchirmer on Dec 22, 2009 12:31 PM EST reply actions

Yes, but not as a starter.

Sign him to a 1 year $5mil contract then give him a “special assignment.” He is not a front line starter anymore, but he is useful.

1.Trade John Maine for Aaron Harang straight up.
2.Sign perdor
3. Only allow Harang and Oliver Perez to throw 6 innings per outing.
4. Pedro throws 3 innings after every Harang and Perez outing.

Pedro is the clean up pitcher for Harang and Perez. It takes the work load off of Harang who seems to have struggled big time at the end of the last two seasons.

Asking a General Manager to slim down his budget is like asking an alcoholic to blow up a distillery.

by scott from peekskill on Dec 22, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions

2. *Sign Pedro, Perdor isnt that good.

Asking a General Manager to slim down his budget is like asking an alcoholic to blow up a distillery.

by scott from peekskill on Dec 22, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

Since Pedro signed with the O's we might try this weith Perdor. Heh.

Asking a General Manager to slim down his budget is like asking an alcoholic to blow up a distillery.

by scott from peekskill on Dec 22, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

That’s not being very economical with the budget or our players, signing players with the ‘notion’ of assigning designated ‘clean up’ pitchers at that kind of price. If we got some lightning out of the bottle, and a guy in the Minors like Nieve, maybe, came out of nowhere and proved that he deserved a spot on the Major League club, and was inexpensive, such a notion isn’t that bad. But, basically, a $10 million +/- spot starter/mop-up guy?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 22, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions

There is no way that Pedro Martinez is even remotely worth anywhere near $9+ million dollars

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 22, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions

He might be if he's healthy for an entire season.

It’s not unreasonable to think he could be worth around 2 WAR (Gina cited this projection in another thread). The problem, of course, is that it’s somewhat unreasonable to think that Pete will be healthy for an entire season.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 22, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah a pitcher can be surprisingly "bad"

and still be average if he can make it to 180+ innings, the problem is there’s almost no way Pedro could make it that. If you could sign Pedro and just stash him somewhere until the all-star break though he might be worth close to 9 million down the stretch. But I can’t imagine him making it through a full season.

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by Gina on Dec 22, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions

I'd don't know if he'd be worth $9 million dollars in that scenario.

Let’s look at the Phillies. They signed him mid-season, and he started his first game August 12th. He started nine games during the season, and eventually had a net worth of 0.6, which fangraphs translates as being worth $2.6 million dollars. If he threw half a season, that’s about double of what he threw with the Phillies (44.2 innings times two), so assuming he did equally as good, and we just double his stats, he’d be worth $5.2 million dollars. The only time he’d be worth that $10 million dollar range that he wants now is if he pitches an entire season effectively. It’s been five years, and about five injuries ago.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 22, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions