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Pastimes : World Series champs 1999? Your views on off-season action -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bald Man from Mars who wrote (21)	12/20/1998 11:28:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27

Ramon won't be back before next summer, I've heard July. Whether or not he can be effective in '99 remains to be seen of course. He is also a free agent... Pitcher Ramon Martinez is recovering faster than expected from shoulder surgery that ended his season in June. The veteran righthander, who underwent surgery on his throwing shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff and cartilage damage, said that his shoulder is feeling stronger daily. Martinez, 30, isn't close to being able to pitch yet, but he's encouraged by his progress. "It feels very good now," Martinez said of his shoulder. "I thought it would hurt a lot more than it does, but it has been pretty good. "I'm working hard every day to keep my shoulder getting stronger. I just have to do a lot of exercise to make sure it keeps getting better." The rehabilitation process hasn't been easy. "I know it's going to take a little while," said Martinez, who was selected the 1990 National League rookie of the year with the Dodgers. "I know I have to work hard to keep pitching, but that's OK with me." Club officials have said they will decline to exercise the $5.6-million option in Martinez's contract for next season, buying it out for $600,000, because he isn't expected to pitch again until after the All- Star break. The Dodgers hope to resign Martinez at a lower price, loading a contract with performance-based incentives. They acknowledge they risk losing Martinez, who might join his younger brother, Pedro, in Boston. "I really haven't though about that right now," Martinez said. "I'm with the Dodgers, and all I want to do is pitch for the Dodgers again.". . . latimes.com