Note: Oliver Perez was Less Fast
According to research from Matthew Carruth at FanGraphs, Oliver Perez lost 1.2 miles per hour on his fastball last season, 15th worst in baseball.
…i have to think that is mostly because of his knee, and not being able to get the right pivot off his front leg…
“I’m excited,’’ Perez said last week at the team’s three-day mini camp, according to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post. “I feel good being here with my teammates.’’
Kernan says the Mets are working with Perez to get a full extension when he throws, putting more weight on his front foot, which will help eliminate, as Kernan described it, ‘that nasty pirouette he does so often when he loses control of the pitch and control of his head.’
…the plan had been for ollie to keep throwing two bullpens per week, in Arizona, until reporting to St. Lucie next Thursday, at which point he will switch to a pre-season routine set to get him ready for the regular season… i have been quite critical of ollie, because he’s just so difficult to watch… i mean, he actually stresses me out, i get fidgety and restless watching him pitch… i want to believe his work in Arizona will get him on the right path, both physically and mentally, something i know for fact was a big topic of discussion between him, his agent, Scott Boras, and Carlos Beltran, with regards to ollie helping the team, and helping himself, considering he will be a free agent again in two years… so, hopefully he’s ready to take things more seriously…
