Pedro Martinez has arrived once again. Last night, pitching for his 4th team, the Phillies, he went 5 innings while striking out 5 and only walking 1 batter. Pedro scattered 7 hits and gave up 3 earned runs against the slumping Chicago Cubs. This was a quality start for Pedro, his last Major League start was for the Mets last September and other then that, he had only pitched 3 other times during the World Baseball Classic. Pedro showed little to no rust and was as effective as the Phillies had hoped for, hitting 92 mph on the radar gun. The question of the day here has two parts to it:
1. With the Phillies potent offense behind him, scoring runs in the double digits most of the time, is this the only fit for Pedro as he extends his time in the Majors, before joining the Hall of Fame??
2. Is this another example (Derek Lowe, Randy Wolf) of Omar Minaya missing the boat on getting a quality pitcher cheaper than other ones he has acquired (Oliver Perez, Tim Redding)?
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