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Written by Pat Lackey   
Saturday, 17 January 2009 13:39

Given Joe Kerrigan's old association with the Red Sox and Expos this hardly comes as surprising news, but apparently the Pirates contacted Pedro Martinez today to see what's on his mind for 2009. Dejan doesn't think anythings likely to happen and he's certainly got a better handle on this than any of us, but it's always worth mentioning when the Pirates talk to a future Hall of Famer about anything.

That said, I don't think there's much upside to signing Martinez. Pedro's going to be 37 and he's got a lot of miles on his arm. I think that whoever signs him will probably be lucky to get 150 innings out of him in 2009 and they'll probably be lucky if those innings are league average. I mean, it's not a totally awful idea. There are a lot of similarities between Ian Snell and Martinez early in his career, from style to size to temperament, and there's probably a lot Snell could learn from Pedro. The same goes for the rest of the staff, I suppose. But are those things that Joe Kerrigan can't teach them? Would it be worth the money we'd have to pay him? Should I stop being negative and admit that watching Pedro in his prime was watching greatness personified and that means I'd still be a little stoked to see him in black and gold?

I guess we can answer all those questions if they ever actually become relevant.


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bwzimmerman said:

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i'm still curious about Ollie - granted, that would have a lot more question marks than Pedro, but i foresee the Pedro talk being more a 1-year deal for intangibles than a serious productive-member of the staff move.

oh, and marketing. can't forget the marketing angle.

Pursuing Ollie would likely involve committing a fair amount of money and 3 years of patience with a regular rotation spot... if he's even a possibility...
 
January 17, 2009
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Deaner said:

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Pat, I think I'm in the same boat as you here. I would be a little stoked to see Pedro in a Pirates uniform, however, it's probably a bad idea if he wants any amount of money (which I assume he will).

I would like to see Ollie come back... maybe Kerrigan can help him become more consistent. He, however, will probably want much more money than what he's worth.
 
January 17, 2009
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JustinM said:

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Yeah, there'd be the cool factor, but steer clear! This would be Benito Santiago waiting to happen. I guess at least they wouldn't have to give up Nunez again, though.
 
January 18, 2009
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w.k. kortas said:

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Ramon worked out so well, so why not Pedro?

Pedro's not even a six-inning guy anymore--he's good for three, maybe four on those rare occasions he's ready to take the ball.
 
January 19, 2009
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Bishop said:

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This would be one of those "give the Yinzers a name to grab onto" moves, like if they were to make a run at Andruw Jones or Ken Griffey, Jr.; a once-great player earning his last few dollars in the Black-and-Gold before being put out to pasture.

Save the money and put it towards the future; there's no point in wasting it on past-their-primers for some minor incremental benefit this year.
 
January 19, 2009
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