Pedro wants to pitch beyond 2008

According to the New York Post.... Pedro Martinez's agent, Fernando Cuza, said Martinez wants to play beyond 2008. Martinez is due to make $11.5 million this year, the final season of his four-year Mets pact. "As long as he's able to pitch without the discomfort and the pain, he's going to want to play for a long time," Cuza said. "He enjoys the game."

... and hopefully in 2008, he can be a mentor for John Maine and Mike Pelfrey, while Johan Santana can teach Oliver Perez some of his tricks. If Pedro Martinez wants to pitch for a while, we should sign him to an extension. I'm pretty sure that he can be a good influence on our younger pitchers. Keep in mind that younger Latin free-agents, ala Fernando Martinez, signed with the Mets because of Pedro's presence on this team. We can't afford to lose that attraction.

If Pedro were to leave via Free-agency at the end of 2008, our rotation would like this...

Johan Santana
John Maine
Mike Pelfrey
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That is assuming that Oliver Perez leaves via Free-agency too. I'm sure that one of Perez and Pedro, if not both, will want to return to the Mets after this season is over.