Pedro signs one-year deal with Phils
The Phillies have signed free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez to a one-year deal, according to a person with direct knowledge of the transaction. An announcement is expected tomorrow.
Pedro signs one-year deal with Phils
Andy Martino
The Phillies have signed free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez to a one-year deal, according to a person with direct knowledge of the transaction. An announcement is expected tomorrow.
The pitcher, 37, underwent a physical today at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia conducted by team medical staff. Though the Phillies would not officially comment tonight on the physical, several people in Martinez’s camp indicated that it went well. The contract, sources say, will be a one-year deal worth about $1 million. Martinez can make another $1.5 million based on incentives.
A Internet report this evening said that Martinez had passed his physical. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. offered only a “no comment” when asked about that news. The team would be highly unlikely to announce a signing on the day of the All-Star Game, a move that would risk upstaging the event.
If I hear more, I'll tweet and blog it.
People who dont like this move, have no business being a Phillies fan.— briere48burrell5westbrook36- hey rapbuffy(nice name by the way)u willing to retire that moronic screenname if your wrong?I'll retire mine if he dont get 4 wins?Whatya' say?— bdawkisgod
- k man, did you look in the mirror?????— bhs1944
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- Only— SlinkTMP
- What has our world come to when people think $1 million is nothing! Unreal.— scars73
- I don't see how people can be upset by this. Is he better than Lopez? Hell yes! Park? Hell yes! Carpenter? Hell yes! Bastardo? Yes! Drabek is not coming up this year and Bastardo is too raw. For 2.5 mil at the most, it's a steal! Now go get Roy!— wingslax35
- You people are unreal..Moyer flat out stinks,he cannot be in any post season rotation against a patient team. Pedro is pocket change, some concession money from 1 night.He has more movement than anyone we currently have, wake up idiots he played for the stinkin Mets. Thats why he sucked, that team is in oblivion. Imagine going to work every day in NY. Have a freakin open mind for a change!— Living_Legend
scars73, let's stop w/ the dramatics. we're talking $1 million in terms of baseball salaries...for your own info., the worlds' been this way for quite awhile.- It sure is easy to be negative. The Phils brass not the fans from the internet carefully checked Pedro out. They were impressed. Would it not seem that they know what they're doing by signing him?— realex
- In my opinion, this is kind of like a fifty-fifty. If he does well, fine. If he doesn't, we will have lost Lopez on waivers since we can't send him to the minors. Then we are left with Carpenter and Kendrick. Now that is a one-two punch if I ever saw one.— PhilliesPhan53
- for all of you who don't mind the phils paying 1 million for Fat Pedro, I can throw the ball from the mound to the plate, too. THink the phils will pay me a million to pitch batting practice to the other team DURING the game? That's what we just did.— fan_in_jerusalem
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......— delcodanno- Funny before the season started he said he'd rather retire than be disrespected and sign a contract like Tom Glavine did with the Braves. Glavine signed for $1 mil with incentives.— JZan
