Note: Manuel Concerned about Oliver Perez
In a loss to the Mariners last night, Oliver Perez let up six runs, seven hits and a walk in five innings pitched.
Perez has allowed three runs or less in eight of his 16 starts, meaning he has allowed four runs or more in the other eight.
In his last four starts, he allowed five, four, one and one respectively.
…and that’s the problem…for a team desperately trying to get over .500 and put together a winning streak, it’s difficult to do it with a guy who is so back and forth…and not only he is all over the road from start to start, he’s all over the road from inning to inning, and batter to batter…
…Mike Nichols sent me a text message during the game last night saying, ‘Perez is the new Steve Trachsel,’ but, frankly, i don’t think that’s being very fair to trachsel…
Following last night’s game, asked whether Perez will be dropped from the rotation, Jerry Maunel said:
“I’m definitely concerned about his struggles. We’re going to have to address it at some time. There will be some serious discussions about him and he will be a part of it…I don’t want to really get that far into it. In order for us to compete and do what we need to do, we’ve got to have better. Period.”
…so, i’m wondering if this means the Mets may seriously consider demoting perez…i’ll believe it when i see it…though, it may not be a bad idea at this point…the question is, who will replace him in the starting rotation…any ideas…any one…Aaron Heilman, what do you think of the situation…
To watch Perez’s post-game comments from last night, courtesy of 
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