I have to say, in my opinion Oliver Perez is hands down the worst signing of Omar Minaya's reign. What makes things worse is that everything Perez has exhibited this year, could have been predicted prior to his signing and for this team it's exactly what they didn't need.Behind Johan Santana the Mets have too many variables, what they needed to sign was a consistent pitcher, not a pitcher known for being inconsistent. Ollie belongs on a team with a solid 1-2 punch rotation and a 500 level innings eater, where his contributions are less relied upon. By signing Ollie what Omar did was virtually bring in three pitchers at the same level ( Ollie, Maine, Pelfrey), that would tax the offense to compensate for their inconsistent starts and if the offense struggled the team was sunk. What compounds things is that Omar gave Ollie a #2 starters salary to be an inconsistent #4 level pitcher and passed on some more affordable but more consistent starters ( Garland/Wolf). Now the one...
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