NEW YORK — Pedro Martinez
says he has no plans to pitch this season despite offers the past two
weeks from several teams. The three-time Cy Young Award winner says he
turned them down but was flattered by the invitations.
Martinez signed with Philadelphia in July 2009. He went 5-1 with a 3.63 ERA in nine starts down the stretch and helped the Phillies reach the World Series.
The
38-year-old right-hander tells The Associated Press on Thursday he was
"really happy" to receive the latest offers and calls them "very
tempting." He did not say which teams pursued him.
Martinez says
he will be spending the rest of the year with his kids and going on
vacations. He was in New York for a promotional event with Gillette.