Odalis Perez Rumors

Rockies Rumors: Fuentes, Redding, Fogg, Byrd

1:38pm: Jayson Stark says Fuentes is staying put. A little more than an hour left til the deadline. 9:33am: Mark Zuckerman of the Washington Times says the Nationals are leaning toward keeping Redding, and have even had preliminary extension talks with him. Trades of Paul Lo Duca, Odalis Perez, and Felipe Lopez are also unlikely. THURSDAY, 8:31am: Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post indicates the Rockies want to keep Fuentes. He says they're looking at starters such as Tim Redding, Josh Fogg, and Paul Byrd. Redding's stock dropped last night with an ugly start. WEDNESDAY, 9:12pm: On Sunday, Rockies...   Continue Reading

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Gammons On Available Pitchers

ESPN's Peter Gammons names ten starting pitchers who could be available in the coming months. We'll try to devise a comprehensive list when we get to the position in our Trade Market series. Gammons' trade possibilities: Paul Byrd, Jeremy Sowers, Derek Lowe, Rich Harden, Odalis Perez, Brett Tomko, Jarrod Washburn, Zach Duke, Vicente Padilla, and Kevin Millwood. Byrd, Lowe, Perez, and Tomko will be free agents after the season. Sowers and Duke are the kids. Harden is the oft-injured ace. Washburn, Padilla, and Millwood bring burdensome contracts. Gammons also five "unlikely, but not impossible" scenarios. He suggests A.J. Burnett, Bartolo...   Continue Reading

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Odalis Perez Signs With Nationals

12:45pm: It's official; the Nats have signed Perez to a minor league deal. He certainly picked the right team to attempt to bounce back to relevancy. He gets $850K if he makes the team. 12:23pm:Gordon Edes of the Boston Globe says it appears likely Perez will sign with the Nats. I imagine both offers were of the minor league variety. TUESDAY, 9:02am:The Nats have an offer on the table for Perez, as do the Red Sox. You'd think he'd prefer the opportunity in Washington. MONDAY, 7:49pm: In January, the Mets met with Odalis Perez. They scouted him in the Dominican...   Continue Reading

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Perrotto's Latest

John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus has quickly become another fine source for trade rumors. Some highlights from his latest column: The Twins would surrender a solid arm - maybe Jesse Crain, Juan Rincon, or Scott Baker - in return for a right-handed hitter. My own speculation: perhaps Wayne Krivsky, looking to stabilize his bullpen, would trade Edwin Encarnacion for Rincon. Rincon has been one of the best setup men in baseball for the past four years. On the other hand, Baker could really flourish in the National League and Kyle Lohse may leave via free agency after the season. Terry..   Continue Reading

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Orioles Have A List

Though it appears Adam Loewen won't need surgery, the Orioles still don't want to continue too far along with both Brian Burres and Jeremy Guthrie in the starting rotation. Based on their last starts, Guthrie might be the one who sticks. VP Jim Duquette has a list of about a dozen trade candidates, and apparently Josh Fogg and Byung-Hyun Kim aren't included. Duquette gave us a hint - a player from another team who has fallen out of favor and perhaps landed in the bullpen. Zack Greinke and Kei Igawa fit the description, but they aren't getting traded. Shawn Chacon..   Continue Reading

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Royals Have Arms To Spare

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star discusses the Royals' surplus of starting pitching with GM Dayton Moore in today's article. The Royals have Luke Hudson and Scott Elarton coming back from injuries very soon, so they may have an arm or two to spare. The one obvious trade candidate right now is southpaw Odalis Perez, who turns 30 in June. Elarton would come next, but he's recovering from a torn labrum. Perez at least has no health issues. He simply has performance issues, with just 14 strikeouts in 34.2 innings. Perez began throwing a sinker this year, and it's..   Continue Reading

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Royals Trade Dessens, Graffanino

Busy day for Dayton Moore, as he acquired all sorts of pitchers for his veterans. Let's start with his first trade: Elmer Dessens to the Dodgers for Blake Johnson, Julio Pimentel, Odalis Perez, and cash. If you're like me, you've never heard of Johnson or Pimentel, so let's start there. Pimentel and Johnson were ranked 16th and 17th among Dodgers prospects entering the 2006 season by Baseball America. Pimentel is a 20 year-old converted outfielder currently struggling in High Class A. Pimentel's teammate Blake Johnson is a 21 year-old righty who was drafted in the second round in '04. Just..   Continue Reading

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