Odalis Perez

The Mets plan to meet with free agent pitcher Odalis Perez. This is a typical move by Omar Minaya, who is known for picking up struggling pitchers hoping they can turn it around. Perez, 30, went 8-11 with a 5.57 ERA in 137 innings last season, but has seen success in the National League. Not only that, but in eight games, Perez is 2-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 32 innings at Shea Stadium. I think this is a good move for the Mets, but only if Perez is used in a spot-starter role. I think Perez should...Read Full Story

Mike Silva from Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest reported this morning that the Yankees have made an offer to left-handed pitcher Odalis Perez. Perez went 7-12 with a 4.34 ERA in 30 starts for the Nationals last year. This was also mentioned a few days ago by ESPN's Enrique Rojas . I have no idea why the Yankees would be interesting in Perez, this can't possibly be part of their backup plan if they don't sign CC, Burnett, and Lowe, can it? If they're going to sign a left-hander named O...Read Full Story

The fifth starter conversation came up last night on NYBD Radio . The last two weeks Howard Megdal has been recommending that the Mets look at Odalis Perez. Perez had a better year in 2008 than Pedro Martinez. He was about a league average pitcher (7-12, 4.54) on a 100 loss team. You would think he could only improve on a contender. If you look closer at his numbers he had two really bad months (July and Sept). For a fifth stater you could do worse. During the winter, Frank Russo reported...Read Full Story

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