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In Pedro news, it’s looking more and more like the former Cy Young award winner will not be returning to the Mets next season.  The Mets still have 1 slot open in their rotation but the top 2 players to fill that hole appear to be either Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez.  You could also mention Jonathan Niese for that slot as well.  With it looking pretty inevitable that he will not be in orange and blue next season, Pedro has started to look elsewhere.

One team Pedro is interested in is the Florida Marlins.  This is primarily because he lives in Florida, and also because he is a MUCH better pitcher in warm weather.  It would probably also be better for him health wise.  The Marlins originally appeared interested, but now it looks like they have retracted their interest.

Another team that has been mentioned for Pedro is the Washington Nationals.  Remember that the Nationals are the former Expos, the team who Pedro had his most effective seasons with.  This would reunit him with some former coachs, administrative staff, etc.

One mentionable point is that both teams that have been connected to Pedro are NL East division rivals of the Mets.  If he ends up signing with one of these teams, watch for some dramatics in late September if either team is in a position to play spoiler. :-(  Lets hope they have locked up at least the wild card by then.

That’s my 2 cents… I’d love to hear yours!

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