Buzz: OP, Five Years, $60 Million
By Matthew Cerrone - May 7, 2008 10:01 am

Scott Boras was at Dodger Stadium yesterday, watching several of his clients, including Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez, who can be a free agent following this season..

According to John Delcos in the Journal News, citing ‘speculation,’ Perez could seek a five-year, $60 million contract this off-season.

…my initial reaction is to laugh in boras’s face…however, who knows…i mean, i can see perez going the way of Gil Meche, but also see him holding out and settling for a short-term deal like Kyle Lohse…i just have no idea any more how the pitching market will breakthat said, the Mets were not happy about giving Johan Santana more than five years…and perez wants five years too…wow…good luck, oliver…

For more on Perez, who Boras is comparing to Erik Bedard, also check out the Star-Ledger, Bergen Record and Newsday.

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Comment by almar1965
2008-05-07 10:04:27

60 mil for 5 years?

ROFLMAO!!!!! LOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

I want whatever Boras is smoking!

Comment by theperfectgame
2008-05-07 10:06:43

The really frustrating part is that he’ll get it. I just hope that it’s from someone else.

Comment by Ceetar
2008-05-07 11:46:46

Why? who cares what these guys are paid? I don’t want the best available player per dollar, I want the best available player. Obviously Perez has to succeed this year to be considered one of the ‘best available players’ in the offseason, but assuming he performs similarly to last year, give him whatever he wants.

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Comment by kingrw
2008-05-07 10:26:04

that is exactly the amount boras will be shooting for. look at the approach he took with kyle lohse this off season, and jeff weaver the year before.

and IMO the deal lohse got with the cards is exactly the type of deal perez will get next spring. and unfortunately it probably won’t be with the mets, who will not be in a position to wait around for the shenanigans to end.

 
Comment by Dirtysanchez
2008-05-07 10:43:07

talk about THINK BIG!

 
 
Comment by theperfectgame
2008-05-07 10:04:57

No thanks. I’ll take the draft picks. I do not need 5 years of elevated blood pressure, especially not for $60 million.

Comment by stewart0329
2008-05-07 10:25:32

i would package both OP and MPelfrey for a decent number 3 starter or some nice minor league pitching in a heart beat. Does anyone thiink Pelfrey is going to turn into Nolan Ryan and regret trading this guy like we regret trading Scot Kazmir?

Comment by mistermet5757
2008-05-07 10:51:11

It’s unfortunate that the Mets trade their 1st round pitcher who actually becomes a stud for nothing (Kazmir) and meanwhile are stuck with Big Pelf. Sometimes I just wish it was the opposite way (Pelf for Zambo)…I think i’d make that deal.

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Comment by giuseppe franco_procede
2008-05-07 10:06:34

Not only should managment give OP the money with the years, but managment might as well sign Luis Castillo to a four year deal worth $25 million. Oh wait!

 
Comment by Jim
2008-05-07 10:09:26

If the mets agree to that deal do they get some of the 6.5million he isn’t earning this year back?

 
Comment by Horseman
2008-05-07 10:09:36

Well, a lot of fans wanted the mets to sign this guy. How quickly things change. I would trade him at the deadline for prospects.

 
Comment by backinbusiness
2008-05-07 10:09:55

Cothran: “Willie Randolph said he would look to rest a few of his regulars with the Mets playing a matinee today. “

Comment by ToastyJoe
2008-05-07 10:19:06

Another getaway day, another loss. It’s amazing how these add up.

 
Comment by Dirtysanchez
2008-05-07 10:45:26

they have a day off tomorrow i think.
why put out the b lineup………
first sweep of the year folks

 
 
Comment by the_other_matt
2008-05-07 10:13:18

All this losing and flat-playing must be taking it’s toll. Maybe I’ll take tomorrow off too. Sissies!

Comment by npanzeca
2008-05-07 10:15:14

God forbid millionaires play every game.

 
Comment by Gasface77
2008-05-07 10:16:26

I know, seriously. I work full time, go to school at night, study when I get home from school, go to the gym and wake up the next day and do it all over again. These guys play baseball for 3 hours everyday. Give me a break. Willie should say: “guys, we suck…..sorry, no rest for you pansies today. Get out there and rip their hearts out.”

Comment by the_other_matt
2008-05-07 10:22:28

that’s funny, me too…i work full time (4 straight weeks of 6 days a week, thank you very much), go to school full time, and have a family. Maybe if i went to the gym I could ask for a day off.

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Comment by metsfan119
2008-05-07 10:16:28

People can laugh all they want, but does anyone believe that there’s not some stupid GM out there who won’t give a 27 year old lefty with Perez’s stuff that kind of money?

Comment by sincekindergarten
2008-05-07 10:30:33

A friend of mine says Texas. The Rangers will wind up with him, not having learned from the Millwood experience.

Comment by Jim
2008-05-07 10:34:39

Well they say everything in Texas is bigger. for OP’s sake I hope they mean the strike zone.

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Comment by Jim
2008-05-07 10:17:15

So far they taken at least 15 off, my question for Willie is when are they going to START playing?

 
Comment by ChiliGTC
2008-05-07 10:18:42

Ollie Perez sucks dog meat…..trade him now Omar. I cannot stand to watch that SOB pitch. And while we are on the subject, please fire that SOB Willie who cannot seem to shake up this anemic bunch…..it’s been 1 year of .500 baseball and there is no doubt in my mind, that’s the manager’s fault!

Comment by giuseppe franco_procede
2008-05-07 10:31:44

Now your attitude is fired! Just what the Mets need! Kicking a** and taking names!

 
 
Comment by ho-go
2008-05-07 10:24:01

Oliver Perez is to Eric Bedard as Gumby is to Iron Man

Comment by giuseppe franco_procede
2008-05-07 10:32:12

Ha! I’m glad you said it. That was very creative!

 
 
Comment by tinathemetsgrl
2008-05-07 10:30:01

Don’t you have to like, I don’t know…throw strikes and get past 1.2 innings against a last place Pirate team to get 60 million dollars over a 5 year period??

I mean, I like Ollie.. but he’s just been so inconsistent, esp. the start of this year. Numbers like this and he’s probably going to end up like Kyle Lohse.

Comment by giuseppe franco_procede
2008-05-07 10:34:06

With Boras recent track record (a la A-Rod), I wouldn’t be surprised if many MLB teams balk at OP. I understand teams need lefties, but c’mon he is not worth 60 mil. Boras needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

Comment by Ceetar
2008-05-07 11:50:40

track record? Oh..you mean getting A-Rod a raise, and making everyone think his reputation is tarnished, giving him more bargaining power?

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Comment by backinbusiness
2008-05-07 10:42:12

Zito, what?

 
 
Comment by archie
2008-05-07 10:30:29

Oliver Perez can be almst good, not great.
He is similar to Zito in that he peaked young and gets a little worse every year.
Zito at least was awesome for a couple of years so teams can hope but with Perez it’s been so long and hes so erratic theres no way I see him getting anywhere close unless he really finishes strong.

 
Comment by sincekindergarten
2008-05-07 10:32:10

What about the Bronx? He might get 5 years and $75 mil up there . . .

Comment by npanzeca
2008-05-07 10:38:07

Let him go there, those AL teams that work the count will chew him up and spit him out, oh wait, thats happening now.

 
 
Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-05-07 10:39:55

GM’s know what they’re getting with Perez - he and Boras won’t be fooling anyone. It’s going to depend on what his final numbers say this season, but at this point, he won’t get 12 mil a year, especially not for 5 years. He might get 3/30, but most likely, he’ll get 1 or two for 7-10 mil per.

Comment by Dirtysanchez
2008-05-07 10:41:58

That would be a reasonable offer based on the his performance…But we are talking about boras…..

Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-05-07 10:46:49

The Boras aura has dissipated, and was overrated in the first place. I don’t care if God is OP’s agent, he’s not getting 5 years and 60 mil.

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Comment by Dirtysanchez
2008-05-07 11:12:26

I would not be so sure. Yes he took a shot after the $330 million dollar fiasco that was AROD but frankly almost everything is in boras’s favor. He got the thin market on his side, the money other pitchers have made this year and the fact hes young/lefty. Boras has alot of bullets for GM’s. I think OP will get his money i just dont know which team would be stupid enough to pull the trigger. Just hope its not us.

 
Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-05-07 12:44:14

I once hoped the Mets would give him a big payoff; now I’m not so sure.