Eddie Coleman on WFAN broke the news today that beleaguered Mets pitcher, Oliver Perez, will be moved to the bullpen, not sent down to the minors for instruction and conditioning.
To remain objective and professional, "Huh?"
Let me get this straight: you take a pitcher, who can't find the strike zone, has an ERA over 9, clearly has confidence issues, and walks over eight batters per nine innings, and you want him to be a lefty specialist? In another word ABSURD!
As I have stated on many posts, I like OP regardless of how exasperating he can be.
Perez needs to go the Trachsel route: report to the minors, have Rickey Bones work his "magic", and come back better than ever. Using him in spot duty, or as a LOOGY will do no good.
Once again, the management and ownership of this team have not only missed the boat, the missed the pier.
I realize that OP must accept and agree to an assignment to the minors, but if this is the way to correct his issues, as a PROFESSIONAL, he should accept it. He will be paid $12M this year whether he is in AAA or Flushing. The Mets need OP to compete. Tim Redding isn't the answer.
C'mon Omar, stop being an invertebrate. You retracted your comments which were dead on (about the Mets not having a player with that 'edge'), and now acquiescing to OP and Boras. Other than Johan, there isn't a pitcher in the starting rotation that will strike fear in the opposition. Maine is still rehabbing, Livan is on his last legs, Pelfrey is good, but at times is showing the possible 'Sophomore Jinx' syndrome, and OP...
How bad do you want to win? Why is this team so terrified of being considered controversial? It's about winning, not at all costs, but at least on having a backbone, and showing the players that this is management, not a democracy.
To listen to Eddie Coleman's interview: Omar Minaya With Eddie Coleman
2 comments:
if there's one silver lining in all this, it that they saved on travel costs by not sending Perez to wherever Buffalo is playing and conversely on whomever would have received the call up. of course, that went out the window when Little Wilpon and Omar flew to Atlanta to dictate the situation.
Is there a silver lining for this? Not really. We have paid this man a good amount of change for what? He has been a horror show since pre-season when he eventually played. Send him on a bus to Buffalo to save money. He needs a serious clue and if the minors are going to do it then so be it. I understand a lot fo people love him but tough love is whathe needs right now.
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