Signed and sealed, Martinez placed on DL; When might he face Mets?
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Signed and sealed, Martinez placed on DL; When might he face Mets?
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
I know what you are thinking - that didn't take long.
But the Phillies' decision to place Pedro Martinez on the disabled list this morning was an expected one, seeing as though he will need at least two minor league starts before he is ready to join the team's rotation. Martinez's starts - which, I am sure, have the ticket managers at a Phillies minor league affiliate near you salivating - will be "rehab starts," and he will not take up a roster spot until he is activated, which likely won't come until August.
There is a news conference at 12 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park.
Just for fun, here's a look at how the Phillies rotation could look through August. We'll be able to let you know the Phils exact plans for Martinez in a couple hours here. For now, I'll guess that they have him throw a side at Citizens Bank Park today, then send him to Clearwater while the team is visiting the Marlins. Martinez would then pitch in either a simulated game or a Gulf Coast League game on Saturday, then will pitch in another minor league game on July 25 or July 26. Then I would guess that he'd pitch in Lehigh Valley on July 31, before the Phillies unveil him on Aug. 6 against Colorado at home.
According to this plan, Martinez would get his first crack at the Mets on Aug. 23 at Citi Field.
16 - Moyer at FLA
17 - Hamels at FLA
18 - Blanton at FLA
19 - Happ at FLA
20 - Lopez vs. Cubs
21 - Moyer vs Cubs
22 - Hamels vs Cubs
23 - Blanton vs Padres
24 - Happ vs. Cards
25 - Lopez vs. Cards
26 - Moyer vs. Cards
27 - Hamels at ARI
28 - Blanton at ARI
29 - Happ at ARI
30 - Lopez at SF
31 - Moyer at SF
Aug
1 - Hamels at SF
2 - Blanton at SF
3 - OFF
4 - Happ vs. COL
5 - Moyer vs. COL
6 - Martinez vs. COL
7 - Hamels vs. FLA
8 - Blanton vs FLA
9 - Happ vs. FLA
10 - OFF
11 - Moyer at Cubs
12 - Martinez at Cubs
13 - Hamels at Cubs
14 - Blanton at Braves
15 - Happ at Braves
16 - Moyer at Braves
17 - OFF
18 - Martinez vs ARI
19 - Hamels vs. ARI
20 - Blanton s. ARI
21 - Happ at NYM
22 - Moyer at NYM
23 - Martinez at NYM
24 - Hamels at NYM
25 - Blanton at PIT
26 - Happ at PIT
27 - Moyer at PIT
28 - Martinez vs ATL
29 - Hamels vs. ATL
30 - Blanton vs. ATL
31 - OFF
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Coste was released to make room for Ibanez returning from the DL.
of course the Jays are going to want Happ, along with several others....that is a formality.....I would not be surprised AT ALL if they demanded Happ and Drabek— GreenReaper- My prediction, Pedro won't pitch 20 innings for the phightin' before he actually gets a legitimate injury, not just, as Dierte says (who I agree with) a strategic posting on the DL for roster purposes. Get Halladay, and if Pedro has no durability, you can throw him in the pen.— phillyinflorida
- Lopez has looked pretty good. Just written off though. Too Bad.— Kevin O.
- Best guess I've heard is that he will be the fifth starter, replacing Happ after he (Happ) gets sent to Toronto. If it doesn't work, they are not out an arm and a leg since the contract is mostly incentives. Now let's focus on getting Halladay on board.— Steve2181
- Assuming they get halladay is it really a given that happ is gone? I'm not so sure. I don't think amaro trades happ AND drabek... prob one or the other along w/some combo of taylor/marson/brown/donald... long as we get halladay, i think we're ready to roll into october w/halladay hamels happ blanton and pedro (and make moyer another long reliever) or halladay hamels moyer blanton and pedro... either way, we gotta be the favorites. and now that we won't have home field in the Series, we should DEF be celebrating again come october...— thomaspfoolery
- Not in the closer role Pratt. He has 9 this year and 18 overall if not mistaken. BJ Ryan was the closer and he was released. That's why I think Madson could be appealing to the Jays.— EL Zorro
- Doesn't make sense to have Moyer and Martinez, two pitchers who might only give you 5-6 innings, pitching back-to-back. BP will be toast by Labor Day.— yardbyrd
- just for fun...stick halladay in that rotation, i want to see if i get goose-bumps.
- Ibañez replaced Coste on the 25 active roster. Coste was not replaced on the 40-man roster until now by Pedro.— EL Zorro
- you said it J.H.S.... you said it....— JFB08
- Dave- "Just for Fun" You could have included where Halladay could fit into the rotation as well.— billwebb02
- Murph, instead of jotting down silly, non-informed, pie-in-the sky lists, maybe you should shop for a new jacket for use in your website photo. Sit on it Fonzie! Does anyone else agree with me that Murph's picture is probably sitting on Anson William's memory wall?— BringBackBowa
- Dierte: Fan in Jerusalem may not know have a clue what he's talking about - but don't knock being a baseball fan in Jerusalem: Playing baseball next to the Valley of the Cross! Waking up at 3am to watch the World Series! Good stuff. The only thing wrong with baseball in Israel is the disproportionate number of Mets fans there.— smel4727
