Roger Rubin of the Daily News is reporting that Pedro Martinez is on his way to Atlanta to meet the team. Martinez pitched in an extended spring training game tonight and all went well. Rubin reports from Port St. Lucie:
In pitching 4-1/3 innings against St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, he said he never felt pain or discomfort.
Afterward he spoke to GM Omar Minaya, who instructed him to fly to meet the team in Atlanta and throw a bullpen session there that day. A set plan has not been mapped out, but Martinez could be back in the majors before June (which is soon enough to make one’s head spin).
Funny how last night on ESPN Peter Gammons misspoke and said Pedro would be back before June. He meant to say July and corrected himself. It looks like (fingers crossed) Gammons may have been right in the first place.
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