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[Baseball Prospectus] Astros close to signing Pedro Martinez

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=1206

by John Perrotto

The Astros are on the verge of signing a potential Hall of Famer as a free agent for the second team in a week as baseball sources indicated Tuesday night that they are close to an agreement with right-hander Pedro Martinez.

Martinez pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic earlier this month and worked three scoreless innings in relief against The Netherlands. He drew limited interest on the free-agent market, though, after going 5-6 with a 5.60 ERA in 20 starts with the Mets last season.

Martinez, 37, has a 214-99 lifetime record in 17 seasons.

The Astros signed free-agent catcher Ivan Rodriguez to a one-year, $1.5-million contract. He also has been using the WBC as a showcase while playing for Puerto Rico.

#1 rikesh316, Mar 17, 2009

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you beat me by a minute!

holy ****! this is awesome!

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Astros to hold press conference for Pedro?

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...t_id=4006290&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

#3 rikesh316, Mar 17, 2009
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So this means that Drayton listened to the advice in Justice's blog from last week?

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lol wtf, seriously?

wow.

#5 Kam, Mar 17, 2009
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I like it!!! Hopefully he can come back strong this year with something to prove. If anything it gives us some much needed depth in the starting rotation!

#6 RocketManJosh, Mar 17, 2009
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I love it. One of my favorite players in history to watch.

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cardpire said:

you beat me by a minute!

holy ****! this is awesome!
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I don't know about awesome. But like Pudge, even in decline he's probably better than what we have at the back end of the rotation. He won't be an inning eater though. The bullpen is going to have to go at least 3 or 4 innings whenever he pitches.

He pitched well in the WBC. 1 hit allowed and 6 K's in 6 IP.

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Cannonball said:

I don't know about awesome. But like Pudge, even in decline he's probably better than what we have at the back end of the rotation. He won't be an inning eater though. The bullpen is going to have to go at least 3 or 4 innings whenever he pitches.

He pitched well in the WBC. 1 hit allowed and 6 K's in 6 IP.
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Given the state of the free agent market, this was a good year to sit back and let nothing unfold....letting opportunities fall here at the very end.

I have no idea what to really expect from Pedro...but I am encouraged by his WBC work.

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MadMax said:

Given the state of the free agent market, this was a good year to sit back and let nothing unfold....letting opportunities fall here at the very end.

I have no idea what to really expect from Pedro...but I am encouraged by his WBC work.
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Hard to get excited by the WBC, but Pedro is such a great guy. Astros fans are going to love him if he's healthy, even if he's only average. He is so fun.

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Hard to get excited by the WBC, .
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not excited...hopeful.

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cardpire 4 GM? can a brutha get some love?

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wow, I like it!!

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This and the Pudge signing are low risk and high reward type of moves. No long term commitments and you really are not adding salary because I think the Astros will cut Backe and Byrdak which will save them about 2 million dollars because their contracts are ¼ guaranteed. Hopefully now someone steps up at third base and centerfield.

#14 rikesh316, Mar 17, 2009
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Niiice. We need much help as possible on pitching.

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rikesh316 said:

This and the Pudge signing are low risk and high reward type of moves. No long term commitments and you really are not adding salary because I think the Astros will cut Backe and Byrdak which will save them about 2 million dollars because their contracts are ¼ guaranteed. Hopefully now someone steps up at third base and centerfield.
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Cut Backe, I dont think so.

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tmacfor35 said:

Cut Backe, I dont think so.
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Backe sucks dude. I doubt it they'll cut him tho.

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Cut Backe, I dont think so.
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It's an idea that's been tossed around for a few weeks now. He sucked last year and hasn't really shown anything in limited action this spring. I wouldn't be surprised either way if he got cut or not.

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Backe sucks, he is a better pinch hitter than he is a starting pitcher.

Like the moves though, these moves could end up working beautifully and we will be in the Playoffs this year.

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Sign Andruw Jones and Ray Durham and that would complete this roster.

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