Could the Philadelphia Phillies possibly be interested in adding Pedro Martinez? A source tells The Daily News' David Murphy that there have been internal talks about adding the free agent righthander.
The Phillies are scheduled to watch Pedro throw today or tomorrow in the Dominican Republic. But I have to think that if he had an ounce left in the tank, someone would have added him to their roster even if he was asking for a few too many dollars.
Last month he threw for some teams and ESPN's Buster Olney reported that "at least several teams walked away from Pedro Martinez's throwing session unimpressed and uninterested in signing him." The Los Angeles Times reported in June that the Angels lost interest after seeing his fastball top out at around 85 mph.
There isn't a huge chance that the Phillies add Pedro. He'd have to impress them to the point where they feel he's an upgrade over any of their younger prospects, and he'd also have to agree to the right price. And all of that assuming that he'd want to pitch in Philly.
So yeah, nothing is imminent at all. This just means that they are going to kick his tires a bit.
