The Mets added Taylor Tankersley on a minor league contract just a few days ago, but new manager Terry Collins told ESPN New York's Adam Rubin that he'd like to add another lefty reliever before the season. Tankersley would then have competition for the lefty specialist job in Spring Training.
"We're hoping to sign another one," said Collins. "It certainly would make it a little bit better for us if we had another one coming into camp, and I know Sandy [Alderson] is working with a couple of people."
Our Free Agent Tracker shows that players like Joe Beimel, Dennys Reyes, and Ron Mahay remain unsigned. Oliver Perez does not seem to be a candidate for that or any job with the team, and the out-of-options Pat Misch hasn't had much success against lefties in his career: .289/.337/.467 against. His best shot at making the club might be as a long reliever, says Rubin.
“Oliver Perez does not seem to be a candidate for that or any job with the team”
haha that’s awesome.
Oliver Perez does not seem to be a candidate for that or any job with the team.
But he is a prime candidate to:
a) retire early (as someone so aptly suggested the other day)
b) pack his bags
c) get out of town
d) never darken the MLB’s doorway again
e) all of the above (and below)
f) well, “f” just because there IS something he can do that starts with that letter :p
I would say (f) only with himself, but with 36 million he won’t have too.
I think Alfredo Aceves makes sense for the Mets, cheap and doesn’t let up many HR’s and has even splits R/L.