Ruben Tuesdays: That Old Pedro Magic

Pedro Martinez provided the Phillies rotation a boost down the stretch in 2009Welcome to another edition of Ruben Tuesdays: A weekly look back at the greatest moves made by the Phillies’ former general manager Ruben Amaro. This week, I’ll discuss the time the Phillies needed help for their rotation and they brought in one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

In July 2009, the Phillies were leading the National League East, but all was not well. The offense was largely carrying the team, and there were some prominent holes in the starting rotation. Cole Hamels was having trouble following up his success from the year before, and Brett Myers was injured. Meanwhile, mid-rotation starters Jamie…