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What Will The Mets And Alderson Do With Oliver Perez?
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Oliver Perez is in the last year of his 3 year, 36 million dollar contract. When Omar Minaya signed Perez to this contract it was questioned from the start with good reason. Unfortunately for the Mets Perez has been downright awful for the last two years. He’s had knee injuries that have required surgery, he’s seen his velocity go below 90, has flat out refused a minor league assignment and in 2010 he didn’t win one game while making 12 million dollars. There’s no reason to believe that 2011 will be any different even though Ollie will be making another 12 million dollars this season.
Now that Alderson has hired his front office and has his manager he can start paying more attention to the players. As far as I can see Alderson has 3 options in regards to Oliver Perez.
- He can just cut ties with Oliver Perez and pay him his 12 million dollars.
- Let Ollie come to Spring Training. Discuss with Terry Collins what role they think Ollie fits into, be it a lefty specialists, long relief or as a starter. See how Ollie performs after getting all his work in Spring Training. If Perez is still awful tell him that he can either accept a minor league assignment, work on what needs fixing and work your way back to the majors. If he doesn’t accept that then just release him.
- Let him sit in the bullpen like last year, occupying a roster spot.
Option one makes no sense to me. The Mets are going to have to pay him 12 million, no sense in cutting him before Spring Training ends. Option 3 is also something that would be very foolish. The Mets as they are constructed right now cannot afford to be one man short on their roster the entire year. The only option that makes sense is option two. I know Perez’s numbers in winter ball are underwhelming to say the least but I don’t put too much stock into winter ball numbers. I want to see how Perez performs in Spring Training against major league talent.
I believe that Perez most likely will not be on the opening day roster. For the last two years Perez has shown that he’s unwilling to take the minor league assignment and I cannot believe that Alderson and Collins will allow Perez to occupy a much needed roster spot. That’s how the old administration worked, this is a new front office with a new manager, and they need to show that the old way of doing things is over.
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Gee wiz pomes… a little late. Joe D just put out an Ollie article one day before you did. You could have just added a comment.
There is only 1 option. Bring him to Spring Training, and showcase him for anything. I am resting on P.T. Barnums saying, Theres a sucker born every minute.
Even if the Mets paid $12.5M of this clown’s salary, nobody would give them anything for him.
Cut bait. I don’t care if he wins 15 games for somebody else this year…I don’t want his stench polluting this clubhouse anymore.
$11.5M, rather.
Gee guys? Why did it take so long to figure this out? The day this became written in stone was the day that the Wilpon’s hired Sandy Alderson. There was no way that he would have taken the job if his hands were to be tied like Omar Minaya’s were last year. Ownership had to figure out that the team was going nowhere and just couldn’t see to send home this moron with his money. In their mind keeping him here was almost like a punishment because once he refused a minor league assignment other teams would label him a cancer too and never want him. If by some miracle Perez shows well in spring training then he might possibly get a shot…..but it just won’t happen and he will be cut!
This guy needs to go…even if he shows up to ST with a magically rejuvenated 95 mph fastball, showcase him and TRADE him for literally anything anyone offers. I’m tired of seeing that doe-eyed “wha happened??” look on Ollie’s face when he surrenders his third HR of an inning.
There is a 4th Option!
Spike him with Andro and when he fails the drug test and gets suspended we don’t have to pay him!
I am joking of course!
This is probably the BEST option!
Hey pomes, if option one (cutting him), makes no sense to you, then you are utterly senseless. The ONLY option is to cut him loose cause he sucks, he will always suck, he doesn’t have a prayer of making this team in ST, or of being traded for anything useful. He can blow em away in the freaking Mexican League all winter, it doesn’t mean any other team is that stupid that they would even take a flier on this heap of garbage. And Joe D’s blog was about fifty times more interesting than yours was, are you serious with this crap?
Here’s a role for Ollie…UNEMPLOYED!! HE ABSOLUTELY SUCKS!!!! Wait, better yet..his new role should be in Attica…guilty of the grandest larceny..stole 36 million over an extended time (3 years) FREE UP A ROSTER SPOT..GET RID OF THIS LUMP..HE’S A CANCER IN THE CLUBHOUSE~~
Uncle Bernie refuses to share his cell with Ollie. Cancel that plan.
They need to send him packing, that’s what they need to do.