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| JamesBong |
From the Boston Herald
http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redS...articleid=58655
Sources say Pedro heads towards Mets
By Michael Silverman and Tony Massarotti
Monday, December 13, 2004
ANAHEIM -- After weeks of negotiations, all indications today pointed to Pedro Martinez [stats, news] ending his career as a Red Sox [stats, schedule] and accepting a four-year offer from the New York Mets, the Herald learned.
According to sources, Red Sox officials were awaiting official word this afternoon that Martinez had accepted the offer to New York.
The three-time Cy Young winner reportedly agreed to terms on a four-year deal with the Mets worth $56 million, or $14 million a year. That deal is a year longer and approximately $500,000 more a year than the Red Sox were willing to spend in order to retain Martinez, according to a baseball source.
Mets GM Omar Minaya refused to confirm reports of the fourth guaranteed year and Martinez' acceptance of his team's offer. ``All I can say is that we are having dialog,'' said Minaya, referring his his ongoing discussions with Martinez' agent Fernando Cuza. ``We're working hard.''
The Red Sox guaranteed the third year on Martinez' deal on Friday and were said to have raised the annual average value of the deal to $13.5 million but once the Mets swept in and guaranteed the fourth year as well as raised the annual average value of the deal to $14 million, Martinez decided to go with the Mets.
The differences between Martinez and the Red Sox were not only monetary.
The Red Sox had internally soured on Martinez, not only because of his sometimes difficult behavior. The team was unwilling to spend as much money as Martinez wanted due in part to their concern about his long-term health.
From Martinez' standpoint, he had grown tired of waiting for the Red Sox to raise the annual average value of their offer above the $13.5 million mark, which is what Curt Schilling [stats, news] is being paid, plus he felt the club was spending too muchtime in negotiations dwelling on his 2004 sub-par stats instead of looking at his career.
The team is still trying to find such a starting pitcher. Oakland ace Tim Hudson is very much on their radar, which is believed to be related to the Red Sox' pursuit of Florida right-hander A.J. Burnett. The Red Sox may wish to keep Burnett in order to plug him into their own rotation or to send him to Oakland as part of a three-way deal that would net them thecoveted Hudson.
In Martinez, the Mets made the kind of splash they have been looking to make in the Big Apple |
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| Sluggy |
No Sorry!!!
lol.....
:p |
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| JamesBong |
| Yikes! The Mets are paying Pedro too much for what he is worth. Very dumb move by the Mets. |
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| Hock2810 |
| I agree, the Mets are overpaying. Being a Red Sox fan I'm glad that they are. Personally I think Pedro just wants to be with the Mets when Kris Benson cheats on his wife. |
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| koolest |
| I hope he doesn't get hurt right away.....the stadium is gonna be crowded with Domincans...... :p |
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| 1905ks |
As a Mets fan I hate this move but then again I don't remember the last time I liked one of the Mets moves.
I wish they stuck with the youth movement , David Wright is going to be awesome, Reyes is over-rated but adds a spark to the line-up. Too bad they didn't keep Kazmir, he would have fit right in this year in the 4 or 5 slot. Kazmir would have also been great trade bait. |
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| boabie |
| the pets may get one useful year out of him.... but then be stuck with the prima donna bitch for 3 more years when his shoulder rips off .... fuck pedro, fuck the mets |
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| mule_x |
The Mets had to pay for 4 years. If they offered the same as the Red Sox, then he would have stayed.
He was still the best free agent pitcher on the market. |
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| fuquai |
| i like the move, in that maybe it'll draw some other players here...the mets definitely need help getting the big names to come over when they're still effective... |
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| Lethargic |
| Pedro is fun to watch, he'll give the mets something they need... though the way i feel .. fuck the mets and fuck pedro too.. yankees suck! lata |
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| bznick |
| He's going to wreak havoc especially when he gets hit around and the team still doesn't win. Reminds me of the Mo Vaughn deal. |
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