This writer was in Cooperstown the day Carl Yaztrzemski was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 23, 1989. Pedro Martinez might not be quite the legend that Yaz was in Boston, if only because of spending just one-third of the time (seven seasons) that Yaz (23 seasons) did in a Red Sox uniform. There were certainly years that Yaz was not dominant, but Pedro was dominant for his entire seven years in Boston.
The Red Sox acquired Pedro from the Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals) for minor league pitchers Carl Pavano and Tony Armas, Jr.