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News: Pedro still Considering Retirement

by Matthew Cerrone on May 20th, 2008 at 10:32 am

According to the Daily News, Pedro Martinez is contemplating retirement, ‘as he battles back from another injury with thoughts of his ailing father weighing on his mind.’

By the way, In 606 innings pitched after the All-Star Game, Johan Santana has a 2.79 ERA. 

…in other words, i am excited about the prospect of getting a healthy and effective martinez coupled to a second-half santana for the final few months of the season

As noted last night, Martinez tossed 4.1 innings against St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers in an extended spring training game in St. Lucie yesterday.

Martinez will throw a simulated game under the watchful eye of Rick Peterson in Atlanta on Wednesday.

According to Ted Berg, at SNY.tv, Martinez threw 77 pitches, 54 of them strikes, while striking out five batters and topping out at 90 on the radar gun.