According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, free agent right-handed pitcher Pedro Martinez will need to be “really motivated” to pitch this season. Rosenthal translates this as a request for more money than the $1 million paid to the pitcher last year by the Phillies for his six weeks of work.

Rumors over the last few weeks indicate that Martinez is staying in shape in the event that he wants to make a comeback.  Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe said that the pitcher “has one foot under the mango tree” and Rosenthal says the 38-year-old is “content”.  We’ll find out over the next couple of months if we’ve seen the last of Martinez.