September 17, 2007

Perez Has Odds On His Side

At Rotoworld they write about Oliver Perez, John Maine and the last rotation spot in the playoffs:


Oliver Perez surrendered five runs -- two earned -- in just 4 2/3 innings against the Phillies on Sunday but didn't factor into the decision.

The Mets committed five errors in this one, so most of the blame won't fall on Perez's shoulders. However, it was another subpar outing with six hits and six walks. If the Mets can hold off the Phillies down the stretch they'll likely keep Perez in their post-season rotation, but it's no guarantee. The club is going to use Pedro Martinez unless he's awful down the stretch, and Tom Glavine and Orlando Hernanez, assuming good health, are also locks. That leaves one spot for Perez or John Maine, both of whom have earned the opportunity. Since Maine has struggled some of late, consider Perez the slight favorite.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

so now we are set for the playoffs

Anonymous said...

if we could only just clinch

Anonymous said...

not if we keep playing like this

Anonymous said...

why cant we beat phillie???

Anonymous said...

thats like asking the meaning of life...no one knows