Christopher Perez Stats and Graphs - St. Louis Cardinals

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Baseball Transactions - Friday
Published 5/17/2008 by Dave Rouleau at Baseball Digest Daily
Arizona Conor Jackson - Missed 1 game (right hamstring injury). Atlanta Chipper Jones - Missed 1 game (groin). Phil Stockman - Recalled from Richmond (AAA). Chuck James - Optioned to Richmond (AAA). Baltimore Melvin Mora - Missed 2 games (right shoulder injury). Cleveland Jason Tyner - Designated for assignment by the Cleveland Indians. Jeremy Sowers - Recalled from Buffalo (AAA). Colorado Matt Holliday - Back injury, day-to-day. Houston Ty Wigginton - Missed 3 games (rib injury). Fernando Nieve - Recalled from Round Rock (AAA). Geoff Geary - Groin, 15-day DL. Kansas ...

Chris Perez Could Throw Faster?
Published 5/27/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Kujo) at Rockin' the Red
I apologize for the brief hiatus. This weekend was very enjoyable and, hopefully, was the same for you. It was so enjoyable, in fact, that I couldn't find time to write anything new since Wednesday. The Cardinals have been winning games, mainly due to a resurgence of the starting pitching staff, which, by the way, had an impressive 1.89 ERA in the Dodgers series. They've won 6 of their last 8, but are only 12-11 for the month of May. The Cards have managed to stay a half-game back of the Cubs despite their mini-slump in the middle of the month, losing 8 of 10 games against the Rockies, Brewers, Pirates, and Rays. The Astros and Pirates linger ahead, ...

National League Bail Bait
Published 7/4/2008 by faketeams at FakeTeams
... as his 2008 efforts.  Almost twice as many groundballs than flyballs and a propensity to prevent HRs make me a believer. Clayton Kershaw was sent down a couple days ago for reasons not rationally deduced.  He also has a favorable GB/FB of 1.57 and a 7+ K/9, but I think that will get better as his minor league figures were considerably better.  At 20 years old, he still remains a lock to be in the rotation in 2009 - if not within a month in 2008. Chris Perez looks like the obvious closer-in-waiting for the Cardinals.  With current closer ...