Comments on: News: Oliver Perez will be Working Hard

By: metskat

metskat — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:05:55 +0000

just the fact that i want the mets to get halladay and keep the prospects makes me realize what a lousy situation we are in…we cant do both…i am leaning toward staying with the young guys…i am still amazed how phila got lee WITHOUT giving up their top youngsters…we are definitely doing something wrong…

By: Ceetar

Ceetar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:04 +0000

Ollie’s had flashes, has talent, 2009 was injury. The inconsistency (coupled with Manuel’s mismanagement of the bullpen) is a downside, but it’s rare for a person/player to get less mature as he gets older. He’s working hard. He’s got talent and every little bit he learns to harness that is a huge +.

Now, is Wathen helping? I don’t think so, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be good.

By: JohantheMan

JohantheMan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:14 +0000

Ollie is not as bad as everyone is going on about, he’s fine for the fourth or fifth spot in the rotation and if he’s working hard, gets his velocity up, and attempts to put his head on straight we could have a really solid starting rotation provided we get that elusive number 2 (Doc Halladay anybody?)

By: LongTimeMetsFan

LongTimeMetsFan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:39 +0000

Oh please. Two good weeks in 2007?

Two good weeks in 2007 somehow netted
15-10 with 3.56 era. Two good weeks? .

So you say ship him out on one hand, but “he is a lefty who throws in the mid 90’s which is something that just about every team wishes they had on their team.”

Lefty that throws in the mid-90″s. You don’t suppose that the 2009 loss of mid 90′s fastball had anything to do with an injured knee on his landing leg?

A healthy Oliver Perez will have bounce back season. His velocity is key and I expect that to return ,as well as solid, but imperfect starting pitcher.

By: Xavier22

Xavier22 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:18:13 +0000

Where did you hear that?

By: cver

cver — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:07:11 +0000

Hey man – we both were on the same level with our use of the word “albatross”.

By: cver

cver — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:06:05 +0000

When you consider the 100 million dollar albatross of a contract that the mid-market Blue Jays have with the recently-wrist-repaired Vernon Wells, Ollie Perez’s contract looks like nothing in comparison and Omar’s contract is certainly chump change.

By: metsfan1

metsfan1 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:03:15 +0000

Thanks Omar for saddling us with this albatross of a contract. Unless he goes to 15-17 game winner, this contract will kill us. Either we will have to eat it or trade him and eat salary.

Thanks for the Castillo contract. That has worked out so well.

I just heard we won’t again go after solid players like Holliday or Bay and may go after out old buddy Pat Burrell. I mean really. REALLY?

Enjoy a half empty Citi Field.

By: cver

cver — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:01:28 +0000

An excellent idea – provided that this Institute has a Psych Ward:)

By: Xavier22

Xavier22 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:09 +0000

Honestly, Ollie is one of the lesser problems the Mets have right now. It would be far easier for them to bring on a couple more solid pitchers and see what shakes out during ST rather than just “eating his contract”.

It’s not as if Ollie is sitting back and watching TV this offseason. It sounds as if he’s trying to improve. So let’s just give him the benefit of the doubt and see what happens during ST. Lord knows the Mets have other, larger problems to worry about right now.

If Ollie continues to stink, the Mets could try to move him before the trade deadline or just “eat his contract’ (which is easier said than done).