Time to Bid Fond Farewell to Pedro | The New York Observer
observer.com 11/20/2008 — Time to Say Goodbye to Pedro. Pedro Martinez’s agent said this week that while several teams are interested in his client’s services for 2009, the Mets remain his top choice. And on the surface, Martinez is still a good fit for the Mets. Even if New ...

Pedro Will Pitch In '09
mlbtraderumors.com 11/18/2008 — SI.com's Jon Heyman talked to Pedro Martinez 's agent, Fern Cuza.  Cuza says his client will pitch next year, and "it'll be fun to see the old Pedro again."  He's healthy now after last year's hamstring injury. The Mets will ...

Pedro To Play Again Next Year
mlbtraderumors.com 12/7/2008 — According to Christian Red of the New York Daily News , Pedro Martinez plans on playing again next year. "I do want to play," Martinez told the Daily News. Now, Martinez is in the Dominican Republic, working out to prepare for the season, but ...

Pedro wants to win Series with Mets | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/9/2009 — NEW YORK -- It's little secret that Pedro Martinez wants to return to the big leagues -- he's been saying it since the 2008 season ended. And it's little secret that he wants to do so with the Mets. Yet Friday morning played host to his most adamant ...

Bob Klapisch: Pedro Martinez deal a bust
sports.espn.go.com 12/1/2008 — It was four years ago that Pedro Martinez was lured to New York by the Mets, a $53 million check stuffed in his pocket. Pedro wasn't just a free-agent prize; to the Mets he was The One. Now, 32 wins and no world championships later, it's fair to ...

Pedro says he's received offers | mets.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/31/2009 — The availability of Pedro Martinez as a free agent has prompted interest among big league clubs, according to the veteran right-hander. With less than three weeks remaining before the beginning of Spring Training, the 37-year-old pitcher has received ...

Pedro’s Value
hardballtimes.com 3/3/2009 — Pedro wants a bit more than the going rate for his services : Pedro Martinez wants to pitch in the majors this season, but the three-time Cy Young winner prefers retiring to his fishing boat if the alternative is accepting a Tom Glavine-like contract. Glavine, Martinez's former teammate ...

Agent: Pedro will 'definitely' pitch in '09 | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 11/18/2008 — Pedro Martinez, something of an afterthought in this year's free-agent pool, definitely plans to continue his career. And, according to his agent, he could do so back in the Mets' rotation. Fernando Cuza, Martinez's agent, detailed the 36-year-old ...

The Nonexistent Market for Pedro Martinez
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 2/25/2009 — Lost in the mist and muddle of this offseason has been the mysterious disappearance of Pedro Martinez from our collective consciousness. Isn't it somewhat surprising how little Pedro has been mentioned this offseason ? We're talking about one of the best pitchers in baseball history, who has ...

Pedro Martinez feels Manny Ramirez pain
bostonherald.com 11/17/2008 — B esides being in the same free agent market as Manny Ramirez [ stats ] , Pedro Martinez has another thing in common with his ex-teammate: He knows a thing or two about leaving the Red Sox [ team stats ] . Martinez exit after the breakthrough 2004 ...

Mets' stadium naming-rights deal safe — Major League Baseball News 11/22/2008
Perhaps it would be wise not to become too attached to the name associated with the Mets' new home. What now is Citi Field conceivably could have a different identity even before it opens in April because of the recession.

Moose Calls It Quits: Yanks Pitching Staff Takes a Huge Blow — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/22/2008
Mike Mussina obviously isn't getting any younger, but you certainly wouldn't have noticed that last year.  Last year, "Moose" had his only 20 win season in his whole career, and his lowest ERA since 2001.  Moose also matched his second ...

Have the Mets changed directions? Going after Putz instead of K-Rod? — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/22/2008
The Rockie Mountain News is reporting that the Mets are targeting J.J. Putz as their priority, instead of signing K-Rod or Fuentes. The reason is he will come a lot cheaper than both Fuentes and Rodriguez. Putz is expected to make $5 million in ...

Steinbrenner’s Reign Is Over. — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/22/2008
( Zell's Pinstripe Blog ) Hal Steinbrenner will now take over the day-to-day operations of the New York Yankees from owner Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Hal turns 40-years-old on Dec. 3.   George Steinbrenner Winning is the ...

Castillo wants a second chance — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post , Luis Castillo wants a second chance to prove himself in 2009. Sherman says that Luis Castillo called for a meeting with the heads of the organization in which he contested the idea for the Mets to trade ...