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Pedro Martinez can quickly adjust to NL
By Amaury Pi Gonzalez December 24, 2004 |
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New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is the only Latino in the role in the majors. Minaya hails from the Dominican Republic and is a huge fan of newest Met Pedro Martinez. "Pedro is more than just a great pitcher, he brings a winning talent to this organization," Minaya said. Martinez, who is 33 years old, was given a $53 million contract by the Mets. There are also rumors that Martinez has a partially torn right labrum, but has pitched amazing ball including post season. Martinez, coming over from the Red Sox and the American League, is still one of the premier pitchers in baseball. The Mets might have gone overboard. I don't know if Pedro is going to have enough for four years, but if he has the problem with his labrum, he might not be able to pitch more than a couple of years. Martinez brings something to this New York club they have lacked. The Mets have signed a lot of free agents that have turned out to be a bust. Mo Vaughn is one example. Martinez is a perfect fit for the Mets. New York has close to a million Dominicans living in the Big Apple. Martinez is not a big guy and I don't know if he has enough gas for for four more years. My feeling is if I'm the Mets, I would not offer him that long of a contract. I don't think the transition in leagues is going to hurt Martinez. If the Mets have a good bullpen, then he could be the Pedro of old. If they have problems in the bullpen, Pedro might not be able to pitch more than six innings per game and that would be a problem. Amaury Pi Gonzalez writes features on this site each week, Amaury hosts Sportstalk on KVVN 1430 San Jose and KLIB 1110 Sacramento, and broadcasts the play by play in espanol for Giants and Mariners baseball. |
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