Nationals Remain Interested in Oliver Perez
By Michael Natelli
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After losing left-handed relievers Ian Krol and Fernando Abad in seperate trades, the Nationals find themselves looking for a southpaw to add to their bullpen and are interested in Oliver Perez, according to the Washington Post’s Adam Kilgore. Kilgore says that the Padres and Mariners are also interested in Perez, noting that new Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon was a coach on the Pirates when Perez played in Pittsburgh.
After struggling in 2009–2010 with the New York Mets, Perez got his career back on track over the last two years in Seattle. Perez was particularly dominant in 2012, posting a 2.12 ERA in 29 innings, but was still more than servicable last season with a 3.74.
With Xavier Cedeno as the only lefty on the Nationals depth chart at the moment, Perez would provide a much more experienced and generally more reliable option for Washington, and other arms they could be interested include J.P. Howell, Boone Logan and Michael Gonzalez.
