Pedro's Taking his Time to Recover

Pedro Martinez probably could come back before he is expected to, but the doctors have told him not to, just to be safe and sure that he’ll be alright… especially if the Mets are in position for the playoffs, that’s when they’ll need him most….

David Lennon reports on his Newsday Mets Blog that Pedro Martinez appeared to be throwing with some velocity to his personal trainer Chris Correnti and looked comfortable doing it.

In the story, Lennon includes: “I know the Mets are predicting an early August return for Pedro, but I’m betting it’s going to be earlier than that. “

“…he could not be feeling much better. He even playfully snapped off a couple of soft curve balls when Correnti closed into about 12 feet.”