News: Pedro Feels Great, No Retirement
In a report for ESPN Deportes, Dionisio Soldevilla quotes Pedro Martinez as saying, “I feel great physically and for the record I haven’t considered retirement.”
Martinez was scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday in Atlanta, but instead he has flown to the Dominican Republic to be with his ailing father.
…added to by Mike Nichols…
Martinez is in the final year of his four-year contract with the Mets and will be a free-agent at the end of the season.
…as fas as i’m concerned there should always be a spot for petey on this team…he’ll never again be the pedro we saw in his prime and despite his declining velocity and durability, pedro knows how to pitch and brings a swagger this team has been missing for nearly 11 months…
