By now, we all know what happened with Odalis Perez this offseason with the Nationals (if you need a refresher, click here), but what I cannot figure out is what happened to Odalis Perez. Here is a guy who went 7-12 with a 4.34 ERA with the last place Washington Nationals last season, numbers that should have him pitching in the majors this season.But for some reason, no one has taken a chance on Perez.Well actually, that's not 100% true. As I mentioned before, the Nationals did sign Perez to a minor league contract in February, but Perez refused to report to camp because he thought that he could do better.Are teams trying to make a statement against Perez that going against contracts (including minor league deals) is not acceptable and therefore, no one has seriously looked to sign him? Doubtful, but cannot be ruled out.Did Perez's antics with the Nationals scare off potential suitors? Perhaps.Or maybe, teams are wary of giving Perez a major league contract even though his ...
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Odalis Perez,
Livan Hernandez,
Sidney Ponson,
Russ Ortiz,
Adam Eaton,
Mike Hampton
TEAMS: Washington Nationals
TEAMS: Washington Nationals
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