Here's One I Never Heard Before
Within this article about Robinson Cano is a snippet that the Yankees offered Jorge Posada and Mike Lowell in 1997 to the Expos for Pedro Martinez. Tyler Kepner is an excellent reporter, so I have no doubt that he is right, but it really surprised me to learn that.
It made me wonder what would have happened if Montreal took that deal. (And, if there are any Expos' fans left they obviously wish they had a mulligan on that one.) The Yankees would have opened 1998 an amazing rotation, but lacking some punch at catcher. Furthermore, you would have to assume that the March 1998 signing of El Duque would not have happened.
With no apparent succesor for Girardi at catcher, would the Yankees have jumped at the chance to acquire Mike Piazza that May when he was traded twice in eight days?
Obviously, it is fun to speculate, but the biggest question is would the Yankees have won three-consecutive World Series with Pedro instead of Posada?
What do you think?
Comments
In 2000, Pedro Martinez had an ERA+ of 291 and a WHIP of 0.74. That has to make his season one of the best by any pitcher in the history of the game. His 1999 wasn't far off that mark, either.
The Yankees would have really struggled for offense in 2000 and 2001 without Posada (and remember, Pedro missed most of '01), but I would have still pulled the trigger on that trade.
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March 2, 2008 04:19 PM
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I always laugh when people say that Pedro hasn't done enough to get in the Hall of Fame. For seven seasons he was better than any other pitcher in the game by far. Koufax was immortalized for less.
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March 2, 2008 09:03 PM
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Peter are you crazy? Carl Pavano and Tony Armas Jr? Those guys were and are studs.
Seriously though, it would have been different. If for no other reason than the Red Sox would not have gotten Petey. Instead, the Red Sox gave up virtually nothing except cash.
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March 2, 2008 09:50 PM
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Andy
You know Carl Pavano is my favorite player ever...EVER!
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March 2, 2008 10:50 PM
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