Pedro
There’s an interesting article by Bob Ryan about Pedro in the Boston Globe today. He notes that what Pedro really wants, besides a lot of money, is to be worshipped and adored. I had never really thought about it like that, but it kind of makes sense.
At this point, I just want this thing to end soon, one way or the other. And truthfully, I don’t really care which way it goes, as long as it goes fast. If we get him back, we’ve got one of the top pitchers in the game back in our rotation and we don’t have to worry about trying to replace him. If we don’t get him back, we need to replace him, which means it needs to happen quickly while there are still pitchers available to do it.
As Ryan mentioned in his column, Pedro is not easily replaced, but he CAN be replaced. Both Pavano and Radke, neither of which will match Pedro’s numbers, are viable options, Pavano with a little more upside, but I still would like to see a trade for Tim Hudson, which as I have mentioned before, I think can be done. I won’t talk about “The Unit” because I seriously doubt there is any chance of that happening.
Personally, I’m a little tired of Pedro’s act, and I really won’t miss him if he goes, as long as Theo gets someone in there to pick up the slack, which he will. If he stays, that’s fine too. Even though I’ve grown tired of the act, I’ve also become accustomed to it, and I’ll deal with it for a few more years knowing what we also get along with it.
What I’ve been maintaining all along is that I don’t want to see us overpay for this guy. I think the deal out there right now is very fair and Theo is not going to make any more changes to it, so Pedro’s is going to have to take it or leave it. And that’s fine with me, Theo is doing the right thing, as he usually does.
I doubt he’ll end up in NY. It’s not likely he’ll be willing to deal with Joe and George’s rules and Ryan makes some good points in his column about why he wouldn’t want to play for the Mets. We’ll see what Anaheim has to say about it, and see if there are any more surprise suitors.
An interesting side note here, if we don’t get Pedro back and are not able to land any of the above mentioned pitchers, we almost have to go out and sign 2 pitchers from the B list. One of the top pitchers on that list, IMO, is Derek Lowe.
At this point, I just want this thing to end soon, one way or the other. And truthfully, I don’t really care which way it goes, as long as it goes fast. If we get him back, we’ve got one of the top pitchers in the game back in our rotation and we don’t have to worry about trying to replace him. If we don’t get him back, we need to replace him, which means it needs to happen quickly while there are still pitchers available to do it.
As Ryan mentioned in his column, Pedro is not easily replaced, but he CAN be replaced. Both Pavano and Radke, neither of which will match Pedro’s numbers, are viable options, Pavano with a little more upside, but I still would like to see a trade for Tim Hudson, which as I have mentioned before, I think can be done. I won’t talk about “The Unit” because I seriously doubt there is any chance of that happening.
Personally, I’m a little tired of Pedro’s act, and I really won’t miss him if he goes, as long as Theo gets someone in there to pick up the slack, which he will. If he stays, that’s fine too. Even though I’ve grown tired of the act, I’ve also become accustomed to it, and I’ll deal with it for a few more years knowing what we also get along with it.
What I’ve been maintaining all along is that I don’t want to see us overpay for this guy. I think the deal out there right now is very fair and Theo is not going to make any more changes to it, so Pedro’s is going to have to take it or leave it. And that’s fine with me, Theo is doing the right thing, as he usually does.
I doubt he’ll end up in NY. It’s not likely he’ll be willing to deal with Joe and George’s rules and Ryan makes some good points in his column about why he wouldn’t want to play for the Mets. We’ll see what Anaheim has to say about it, and see if there are any more surprise suitors.
An interesting side note here, if we don’t get Pedro back and are not able to land any of the above mentioned pitchers, we almost have to go out and sign 2 pitchers from the B list. One of the top pitchers on that list, IMO, is Derek Lowe.
posted by Bob at 12/02/2004 01:00:00 PM
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