observer.com - 11/7/2008
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As the Mets assess ways to improve their pitching staff this offseason, Oliver Perez, who has been a mainstay of the starting rotation, is mentioned as one of several options. But if the Mets are serious about consolidating 2008’s gains, they have no choice but to sign Perez, who is the best of ...
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/6/2008
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bats.blogs.nytimes.com —
Agent Scott Boras is famous for the binders
that he prepares on each of his clients as...
he tries to convince various general managers to sign off on lavish free-agent contracts.
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The Book on Oliver Perez, by Scott Boras
umpbump.com - 11/1/2008
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umpbump.com —
Yesterday was the first day that those eligible
for free agency this off season were able to...
file, and among the 65 players who did so was Oliver Perez. MetsBlog.com writes that Ollie will initially seek upwards of $50MM over five years , ...
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Buyer Beware: Oliver Perez
mouthpiecesports.com - 11/13/2008
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mouthpiecesports.com —
Around this time of year, Major League Baseball
doles out heaps of awards. Two MVPs, Cy Youngs,...
Rookies of the Year, and Rolaids Relief Men of the Year, as well as eighteen Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers. Not to mention all the ...
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Baseball’s 2008 Statistical Mean Awards
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Starting Pitcher: The case for Perez
MetsBlog.com —
In a column for the New York Observer, Howard Megdal makes the case for the Mets re-signing Oliver Perez. He writes:
The most frequent attack on Perez is that he is too inconsistent to be relied upon. But leaving aside the fact that he just completed his age-26 season… the charge simply isn’t true.
From June 3 through the end of the season, Perez pitched at least six innings in 17 of 22 starts, striking out roughly a batter an inning and pitching to a 3.56 ERA… His effort from June 3 on matches almost exactly ...
Save Oliver Perez
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest —
... as one of several options. But if the Mets are serious about consolidating 2008’s gains, they have no choice but to sign Perez, who is the best of their plausible alternatives, both in 2009 and beyond.
The Mets, despite a laughably poor bullpen, remained in playoff contention until the season’s final day for two reasons: the offense and the starting pitching. And the three starters that kept the Mets in the race were Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez
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THE OLIVER PEREZ CONNUNDRUM
Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog —
... Oliver Perez has no bigger backer than Howard Megdal and Howard has written a great piece on why the Mets should do the right thing and resign Ollie to a long term deal. Howard makes some great points in his article especially when comparing OP to Derek Lowe. I have to say I’m up in the air with re-signing OP. I’d love to have him back in the fold but at what price? If Ollie had an agent who wasn’t a ruthless prick like Scott Boras this would have been worked out already and you would think that OP would want to be a Met as his career which was as close to the ...
Petition For Mets to Re-Sign Oliver Perez
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... , and Howard Megdal at the NY Observer wrote a great article detailing why the Mets need to lock this guy up. However, ...
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jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 2/2/2009 — The New York Mets and Oliver Perez came to terms today on a three year/$36 million dollar contract with NO vesting option for a fourth season. The deal looks to be a major coup for the Mets, who now retain the young yet enigmatic Perez at a somewhat reasonable rate. This contract is much ...
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nybaseballdigest.com 1/13/2009 — Ken Rosenthal’s report, on last night’s Mets Hot Stove, about Oliver Perez stated that he “couldn’t find a GM who is interested in Perez, outside of Omar Minaya”. This puts the Mets in a position where it almost is ...
Mets, Perez agree in principle to deal
fannation.com 2/2/2009 — Free agent lefthander Oliver Perez has agreed to a $36-million, three-year deal to come back to the Mets, SI.com has learned. The deal will be finalized after Perez passes a physical. No announcement is expected today. The Mets ultimately decided to ...
