On November 18, 1997, the Red Sox traded young pitching prospect
Carl Pavano to the Montreal Expos for
Pedro Martinez (a month later they threw in
Tony Armas, Jr.). For those of you who like to berate former GM
Dan Duquette—how did this trade work out for us? The reason we bring this up is because multiple reports suggest Pavano is making a "comeback". After suffering a scary ruptured spleen injury, he is 'building up arm strength' to showcase for MLB teams. Since the trade, Pavano has gone 108-107 with a 4.39 ERA. Not horrible—but sure as hell not Pedro. Armas, Jr. had a ten-year career in the bigs—going 53-65 with a 4.65 ERA. Again, mediocre at best. By stark contrast, in Pedro's seven seasons in Carmine Hose, he was 117-37 (a
ridiculous .760 winning percentage), with 2.52 ERA. He won the
Cy Young Award in 1999 and 2000. And, we're not even
talking about getting
Jason Varitek and
Derek Lowe for
Heathcliff Slocumb. Can we end the Duquette-bashing please?
