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Yankees Sign Oliver Perez To Minor-League Deal

By Kyle Downing | March 31, 2018 at 2:34pm CDT

The Yankees have added left-hander Oliver Perez on a minors pact, tweets Marc Carig of The Athletic. He’ll make just over $1MM if he cracks the MLB roster.

The 36-year-old Perez signed a minor league deal with the Reds earlier this offseason, but allowed ten earned runs in just 6 2/3 innings and as such was not named to the club’s opening day roster; the club released him on March 22nd. But perhaps the Yankees found some small reason for optimism in his 2:1 ground ball to fly ball ratio and nine strikeouts across those innings.

Perez has long been effective against opposing left-handed hitters. He’s faced them a total of 1,541 times, and they’ve managed just a .228/.318/.365 batting line against him. Even as he’s aged, he’s maintained that skill, as evidenced by his .227/.301/.364 batting line versus lefty opponents in 2017. On the whole last season, Perez posted an impressive 10.64 K/9, but with a 4.64 ERA.

 

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  1. driftcat28 2

    7 years ago

    I like it, no risk deal

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    • eileenyanks

      7 years ago

      I like it too.. Ya never know

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  2. strostro

    7 years ago

    Better than Shreve

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  3. deweybelongsinthehall

    7 years ago

    As a Sox fan, I actually like Shreve (no sarcasm intended) but the Reds likely took a flyer to flip him if he showed anything. The Yankees now can play him in the minors and if he makes it back, no prospects are lost. I wonder if he has an opt out date?

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  4. Chris from NJ

    7 years ago

    As a Met fan I wish the Yanks luck on this one…

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  5. qbass187

    7 years ago

    Seems on par with the rest of their rotation

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    • xabial

      7 years ago

      Your attempt at “trolling” yields a sincere *yawn* from me Why are you being lazy? try harder

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      • srechter

        7 years ago

        Agreed, real trolling deserves more nuanced stupidity. Sad!

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        • Bocephus

          7 years ago

          Doesn’t it seem like Perez has been around forever. Now some real lame trolling was going on in the Hicks article.

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        • Mendoza Line 215

          7 years ago

          I remember when the Pirates got him after the 2003 season with Jason Bay for Brian Giles.He had a heck of a year in 2004 and the Pirates saw hope for the future.The future was nine years away though.

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  6. InvalidUserID

    7 years ago

    Didn’t they sign him before or am I confusing him for someone else?

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  7. majorflaw

    7 years ago

    “Perez posted an impressive 10.64 K/9, but with a 4.64 ERA.”

    The “but” there is not only the ERA and small sample size but his usage—which was mostly as a LOOGY. Break out OP’s K rate vs. LH and compare that with his K rate vs. RH. Did he strike out a single RH batter during his two years in DC?

    Even Johnnie Lee Baker figured out that Ollie Perez cannot face RB in any meaningful situation. Not sure why the Yanquis would have a need for Ollie when they already have better options but he’s cheap enough insurance.

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    • majorflaw

      7 years ago

      .665 OPS vs LH, .888 OPS vs. RH. Could be useful as long as his manager understands what Ollie can and can’t do.

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  8. MrMet62

    7 years ago

    Hahahahaha!

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  9. frankthetank1985

    7 years ago

    Every Mets fan laughed when they saw this article lol

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