| Analysis: Perez has been bothered by the knee nearly all season, which has hampered his velocity and adversely impacted his already questinable control. Perez has been able to throw strikes early in games, but the tendinitis has prevented him from having the delay in his delivery, impacting the control. In addition, at around 40-50 pitches, a drop in velocity occurred due to the tendinitis in knee really affecting the delivery. With Perez, Johan Santana and John Maine all on the DL, and Livan Hernandez waived last week, the Mets now have one pitcher - Mike Pelfrey - who opened the year in the rotation. Perez is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for spring training. |