From the NY Post:
The New York Yankees took a look at Pedro Martinez in the Dominican Republic and informed the right-handed pitcher they will pass on signing him.
Yankees scout Gordon Blakeley was in Santo Domingo with representatives from the Rangers, Rays, Angels and Brewers.
Though Martinez's fastball was clocked from 86-90 mph on an older radar gun, according to somebody with knowledge of the workout, the emphasis was on proving to teams it wont take him long to be ready for the major leagues.
I don't know why they poor Mr. Blakely out there to see Pedro. Hopefully he took in the sights, and by sights, I mean women. DR has some beautiful ladies -- or muchachas bonitas -- roaming the area.
Regardless of whether or not George Blakeley ogled some innocent woman in DR, the more important story is the Yanks won't be wasting $3-5 million on Pedro Martinez. I wanted the Mets to get him earlier on, but that was before Livan Hernandez proved to be timeless like his brother and Fernando Nieve actually existed.
But the Bombers have a good rotation in hand, despite marching out Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain two out of every five games.
Almost the title of this post: "Cashman Doesn't Smoke 'Dro"
--Max Caster
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