Jul 04, 2009 9:24 AM EST

An executive that watched Pedro Martinez pitch in a workout recently believes that the veteran needs to lower his asking price.

"...It was a decent workout. We weren't expecting to see the 1997 Pedro," the executive said. "But for a workout, we thought he was in pretty good shape, and he threw the ball reasonably well."

Despite the impression Martinez left, the executive doesn't believe he's worth $5 million.

"Why doesn't this guy lower his price [from a prorated $5 million contract, plus incentives?]"

Via ESPN