OLIVER PEREZ RUMORS & GOSSIP

Oliver Perez Signs With Seattle

Left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez, who won 15 games for the New York Mets in 2007, signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Wednesday. Perez, 30, was invited to major-league spring training. This past offseason, Perez pitched in relief for the Tomateros de Culiacan in the Mexican Winter League. In 23 games, he was 0-2 with a 0.63 ERA, striking out 19 in...
Via NorthWest Sports Beat  |  24 days ago

Seattle Mariners Take a Chance, Sign Oliver Perez to Minor League Contract

Left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez, who won 15 games for the New York Mets in 2007 before hitting hard times, signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Wednesday. Perez, 30, was invited to major-league spring training. Perez followed his breakthrough '07 season by going 10-7 in 34 starts for the Mets in 2008, earning a three-year, $36 million contract from the Mets....
Via Mets Chronicle  |  24 days ago

Mariners sign LHP Perez to minor league deal

The Seattle Mariners have signed left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez to a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training. Seattle announced the deal with the nine-year veteran on Wednesday. He spent all of the 2011 season pitching for Double-A Harrisburg in the Washington Nationals organization. Prior to his season in the minors, the 30-year-old Perez spent five...
Via AP on Fox  |  24 days ago

Oliver Perez and Jason Jaramillo Find New Homes

Two formers Pirates have signed on with new teams today.Oliver Perez signed a minor-league deal with the Seattle Mariners that included an invitation to spring training. The Mariners are clearly scrambling after trading Michael Pineda to the Yankees for Jesus Montero. Perez has very little chance of seeing any time in the major leagues this year. Last year he pitched 75.2 innings...
Via The "Mc" Effect  |  25 days ago

Washington Nationals Sign Oliver Perez

Although many people thought that Oliver Perez’s time in baseball was over after the New York Mets cut him the other day, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post has reported that the Washington Nationals signed Oliver Perez to a minor league contract today. Oliver Perez is brutal and the fact that anyone gave him a shot is a huge surprise. Just how bad do you have to be to not...
Via Citi Field Nine  |  March 23, 2011

5 reasons to be happy that Ollie Perez is finally gone

Ok so its the day after and already we are seeing signs of good things are going the Mets way since they released Oliver Perez.  Here are my top 5 With Ollie gone we need someone else to pick on. To me that is easy since its alot more fun to find  a new goat that is a player that is an everyday player and that would be .....Luis Castillo....oh yeah he is gone to!!!  Ok how about...
Via Long Island Met Fan  |  March 22, 2011

Mets Release Perez: A Diamond In The Rough Turned Cubic Zirconia

“I think they gave me an opportunity ... I didn't do anything great. They moved me to the bullpen trying to be a lefty specialist. And the last game, that was a real horrible job. ” ~ Oliver Perez ~ Oliver Perez, the enigmatic lefty, has been released by the Mets. Three days after the Mets parted ways with the much maligned 2B Luis Castillo, Perez was given his pink slip...
Via Long Island Met Fan  |  March 21, 2011

Decision On Fate Of Ollie Perez Could Come Monday

Updated 3/20 1:00 PM Oliver Perez left the Mets complex this morning and was not told what was next for him, according to Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal. Costa also says that we should expect a decision by Monday. Pitching coach Dan Warthen said this morning that no decision has been reached yet on Perez, but there will be a meeting of the minds with Terry Colllins and...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  March 20, 2011

Oliver Perez Has Warthen On His Side

Who’s ready for another chapter in the Oliver Perez saga? According to Andy Martino of the Daily News, the Mets are falling all over themselves over Ollie’s relief stint this weekend in which he pitched to one batter and retired him on seven pitches. Pitching Coach Dan Warthen may now be the only thing standing between the enigmatic southpaw’s release or him earning...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  March 14, 2011

Oliver Perez: No room On The Mets

It seems everyone from Sandy Alderson to manager Terry Collins are willing to give Oliver Perez every chance to make the 2011 New York Mets team out of spring training. Many fans and some in the front office feel he does not deserve the opportunity because of citing his past transgressions. The only reason he is getting the chance is because of the $12 million owed to him, which...
Via Mets360.com  |  March 11, 2011
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