Mets And Perez Headed For Hearing

David Lennon at On The Mets Beat writes about the Mets and Oliver Perez headed for the first Arbitration hearing in 16 years:

Oliver Perez and the Mets are scheduled for an arbitration hearing on Feb. 21 in St. Petersburg. Given that the two sides have yet to reach an agreement, and Perez wants to be a free agent at the of this year, it looks like the Mets will have their first hearing in 16 years.

Perez has asked for $6.5 million and the Mets have offered $4.725 million.