Bye Bye Pedro

[Clay Dreslough]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1946275

Apparently the Red Sox offered $40.5 million over 3 years, but Pedro took $50 million over 4 years from the Mets.

I'm the HUGEST Pedro fan in the world (just look at my avatar). But with all of Pedro's injuries, it seems to me that even $40.5 over 3 years is too high a price to pay.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he projects as better than Pavano or Vazquez or Mussina over the next 3 years because ... well ... because he's Pedro and he digs deep and finds a way (see, for example, Game 5 of the 1999 ALDS against Cleveland).

But sometimes he digs deep and find the WRONG way (see, for example, game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Yankees).

I will miss him, but I think the Red Sox are a better team without having Pedro signed for 4 more years.

Clay

[Lock]

Its offical now, 53 million for 4 years

[WoodbineWolves]

I say let Pedro go to another team, we can use the money to sign Varitek and another good mid-range pitcher. With Schilling (even though he's hurt), Arroyo, Wells, Wakefield, and hopefully Lowe (or the mid-range pitcher), we'll be OK especially since our mid-relievers and closer will be good. Not to mention the bats...

At least he didn't go to the Yankees!

[TwinswillWin]

hopefully for the Mets they didn't pick up another vet for alot at the end of his career.