Archive for the ‘Odalis Perez’ Category

BY MICHAEL GANCI
EDITOR

There have been people all over the internet that have been campaigning for the Mets to add another arm to their fifth starter mix. We have already seen Tim Redding and Freddy Garcia look less than attractive thus far this spring, while Jonathan Niese isn’t getting too much of a fair chance because it would seem that the Mets would prefer him to get more seasoning in the minors. Livan Hernandez may not be ready to go once the season begins in April, so the Mets have a bit of a conundrum. One name that has come up across the buzz is Odalis Perez, and quite frankly, that makes me sick to my stomach.

Perez was better than usual last season with the Nationals, but he still wasn’t that good. In 30 starts in 2008, Perez won just seven to go along with 12 losses. Only once in the 32-year old’s career did he post a winning record, and that was seven seasons ago in Los Angeles, when he went 15-10 for the Dodgers. His strikeout numbers aren’t very impressive, and he gives up a lot of hits. Personally, I would rather see Nelson Figueroa or Brandon Knight on the mound than Perez. Remember, we already have one southpaw named Perez that gives us some headaches.

If it’s a minor league deal, than I guess I can deal with it, but I pray that Odalis Perez will never toe the rubber for the Mets in 2009 or beyond. If it comes to that, then it will be official. The Mets will be in trouble.