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Olney On Pedro, Holliday, Hairston, Manny

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 7, 2009 at 11:14am CST]

The Phillies are going to watch Pedro Martinez throw today, but he'll need more than an impressive workout to latch on with the NL East leaders, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney.

Pedro will have to accept that teams are going to want to pay him "like a 37-year-old pitcher who had a 5.61 ERA last season," not a future Hall of Famer.
Olney wonders whether Pedro's low ground ball rate might prevent him from succeeding at Citizens Bank Park.
The A's aren't currently involved in trade talks regarding Matt Holliday or the recently-acquired Scott Hairston.
One scout who watched Manny Ramirez this week said he looked "heavy-legged" and out of shape.

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That's just Manny being Manny Buster!

Posted by: Still holding out hope in da burgh | July 07, 2009 at 11:26 AM

"One scout who watched Manny Ramirez this week said he looked "heavy-legged" and out of shape."

Maybe they should administer a maternity test.

Posted by: Little Bear | July 07, 2009 at 11:27 AM

pedro + phillies + Cit. Bank Park = good for rest of NL East.

Posted by: Baseball Nut | July 07, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Oh please let me pay $3.00 a month for more of Buster's wisdom and deep insights.

Posted by: BlueSky | July 07, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Billy Beane posturizes. Of course he doesn't HAVE to trade Holliday, but he should if the offer happens.

And, A's trades are rarely "A's in negotiation with X team for Y player" for some extended period of time. They just happen.

Posted by: melonis rex | July 07, 2009 at 11:43 AM

Get Holliday WREN!

Posted by: ChiefTomahawk | July 07, 2009 at 11:46 AM

Please dont post columns from ESPN where you need to be an "insider". It is just another way for money-grubbing ESPN to suck the life out of sports fans, besides most of it is worthless anyway.

Posted by: Mingoes74 | July 07, 2009 at 12:07 PM

One scout said many looked heavy legged and out of shape? I am no scout, but I saw a lot of tape of the guy coming back and he looked as lean as I have ever seen him. One can knock Manny for this or that thing, no shortage of places to look, but by basically all accounts, the guy works his ass off.

Posted by: Chacho | July 07, 2009 at 12:18 PM

A's Fans, or Tim. Would the A's want anything from the Reds for Hariston and Gio Gonzales?

Posted by: GmblngPtchr20 | July 07, 2009 at 12:42 PM

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