November 25, 2008 Odalis Perez's agent (Martin Arburua) is denying the report on ESPN that the Nationals are working on a multi-year deal for his client, according to the Hot Stove Blog on MLB.com.
Our View:Both parties are interested in him re-signing with Washington, but want to see how the free agent market progresses.
November 18, 2008 Free-agent Odalis Perez plans to wait and test the free-agent market before signing with any team, according to MLB.com.
Our View:Somehow Perez finds a job each and every year. In 2008 he was 7-12 with an ERA of 4.34. He is a prime example for why youngsters should start to throw left-handed as soon as you can.
November 16, 2008 The Pirates are rumored to have interest in signing free agent Odalis Perez, the Beaver County Times reports.
Our View:Just what the Pirates need... another mediocre left-handed starter. Perez went 7-12 for the Nationals last season, but he did have a respectable 4.34 ERA in 30 starts.
September 21, 2008 Nationals pitcher Odalis Perez struck out 11 Padres but allowed three earned runs and still earned his 11th loss of the year in San Diego's 6-2 win.
Our View:Not a terrible day for Perez, but not quite good enough for the Nationals feeble offense to overcome.
September 16, 2008 Odalis Perez silenced the suddenly feeble Mets' bats Tuesday, shutting them out for 7 1/3 innings on four hits while striking out six.
Our View:Perez had fallen on hard times of late after a nice start, but he had his good stuff tonight.
