Peep Show

Law: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/keith-law/post?id=840&addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Expectations for Wheeler, Myers and Cole
Szymborski: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9398460/calculating-clayton-kershaw-contract-actually-worth-mlb?addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Calculating Kershaw's worth
MLB Draft: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mlb-draft/post?id=1049&addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">Rodon, Turner could make history
Olney: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/2139?addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">New low for A's ballpark
Swydan: <a name="&amp;lpos=story_in" href="http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9394977/surging-san-diego-padres-win-national-league-west-mlb?addata=2009_insdr_mod_mlb_xxx_xxx">San Diego's sneaky-deep lineup

Updated: March 15, 2004, 8:33 AM ET

American League

Martinez

Boston Red Sox: In the end, so much rides on this that it probably demands a headline and an article every week: How is Pedro feeling? It's no coincidence the Red Sox worst year since Pedro Martinez's arrival was the one in which he was able to start only 18 games -- 2001 (when rotator cuff hassles sidelined him).

The answer to that all-important question is, at this juncture, a very positive one. Bob Hohler of the Boston Globe reports that after yesterday's outing against the Orioles, Martinez was most enthusiastic, in spite of a pedestrian pitching line. "There's some extra strength on my arm. I felt like I could throw 98 miles per hour. ... It's a lot better than I expected. It's just perfect, the way it's going right now."

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