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Article: 5 Key Free Agents for Red Sox; 1 Pedro Martinez
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- October 29, 2004
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Martinez has been one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball
over his seven-season career with the Red Sox, compiling a 117-37
record, a 2.52 ERA and 1,683 strikeouts.
Martinez pitched one of the more dominant seasons for the Red Sox
going 23-4 in 1999. Martinez turned 33 on Oct. 25 and has struggled
to stay healthy, having missed 30 starts over his Red Sox career.
2 Orlando Cabrera
The Colombian shortstop joined the Red Sox on Aug. 1 to fill the
shoes of Nomar Garciaparra as part of the deal that sent the former
Sox shortstop of more than eight seasons to the Chicago Cubs.
Cabrera hit .294 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 58 games for the
Red Sox in 2004.
3 Derek Lowe
The former Red ...