Monday, September 19, 2005

What if Pedro Stayed with the Red Sox?

Just saying but consider Pedro's numbers this year and then take a look at the pitching leaders in the AL this year. If Pedro Martinez had stayed with the Red Sox - I think he'd be the front-runner for the AL Cy Young right now.

Pedro 2005 w/ Mets: 15-7 / 2.80 ERA / 212 IP / 207 K

I think Pedro would have a couple more wins with the Sox because the the offensive firepower and I'd guess his ERA would be a half run higher in the AL. So if Pedro was 17-7 with a 3.30 ERA - who would have been better in the AL? Who would have been in a better position to win the Cy Young Award?

What's ironic is that many people predicted that moving to the NL gave Pedro a better shot at another Cy. The thinking went that Johan Santana, Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson would be too tough to beat in the AL but the NL was wide-open.

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