Wild Thing Gets Wild Raise

As most of you probably know, Oliver Perez arbitration hearing was today. He and his lawyers were asking and will receive $6.5 million this year rather than the $4.725 million the Mets were offering.

Perez had a nice season for the Mets last year finishing with a record of 15-10 with a 3.56 ERA. He also posted 174 strikeouts in 177 innings, both were his best since his superb season with the Pirates in 2004. In that season, he posted a 12-10 record with a blistering 2.99 ERA with 299 strikeouts in 196 innings pitched.

Perez is slated to be the Mets' fourth starter in the rotation this year behind Santana, Martinez and Maine.

Perez won his case after the Mets narrowly avoided arbitration talks with both P Pedro Feliciano and OF Ryan Church.