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For a team and it's fans that seems to feel confident about their pitching staff for the season, there is a lot of buzz surrounding Pedro Martinez's first spring training start today against the Detroit Tigers.

With Santana, Maine, Perez, and Pelfrey already putting their cards on the table for all fans to see, it's tme for Pedro to do the same.

This will be his first Grapefruit league start since 2006 and it couldn't be coming at a better time for a Mets team that is starting to recuperate from a lot of spring training injuries.

Pedro insists that he feels great and is healthier than he's been the last two years, considering he hasn't had a full season since then.

Martinez came back from shoulder surgery in September and he looked very controlled. His fastball wasn't up to par, but his other pitches compensated.

In five starts last season, Pedro went 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA, with 32 strikeouts. He is slated to be the number two starter in this year's rotation.