I'm going to assume the worst here, that Pedro is out all season, based on the fact that he heard a "pop" and the post-game reaction of the other players. It's unlikely, but let's just go with it. If so, what do you do?
The bottom line is, not much you can do. Omar stuck us deep in a hole by losing two key chips (Milledge and Gotay) for nothing. I don't think you'll get anything better than a #5 with what we could reasonably offer, assuming you're not trading Reyes/Wright/Beltran. So you're stuck with: Johan, Maine (I'd move him to #2), Perez, Pelfrey, and Figueroa/Sosa until El Duque is back. But let's be honest, El Duque will be injured again this year, Pelfrey hasn't shown anything, and Figueroa/Sosa is a crapshoot. So we're back to overworking the bullpen and paying for it late in the season.
Bottom line, without Pedro kiss this year goodbye. No way we win the NL East, the Braves and Phils are too good.
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BTW, lest anyone think Bannister's banner year last year was a fluke, he put up a great start today vs. Detroit's monster offense. 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB.
Of course, we clearly got the better end of that trade with Ambiorix Burgos. At least he's got a live arm. Right?
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