Last year I would be more skeptical then I am this season, thanks to Luis Castillo. Yes, I was one of those who wanted Castillo gone no matter what and didn't believe he could make a comeback that would convince me otherwise. Castillo did prove me wrong and even though he could be moved this off-season, I would have no problem with him returning.After signing a three year 36M contract Oliver Perez had the worst year of his career. He only made 14 starts ( 65 innings ) with a record 3-4 with an ERA of 6.82. First Ollie's ineffectiveness was blamed on conditioning at the WBC and then a knee injury was revealed. Now, maybe he actually had an injury but it's hard to believe when Ollie had a hard time identifying which leg was injured when asked by reporters. If there was an actual injury, it would be the first of his career which would be encouraging for his chances to return at 100%. My bigger concern is that Ollie's issues are more in his head than his knee and while I...
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