Oliver Perez traded to Houston

[Azlen]

https://twitter.com/JackMagruder/status/629873198503342080


Haven't heard what they are getting for him. Probably not anyone who would make much of a difference.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

How much of her Perez did they send, again?

 

[az jam]

Trade deadline has passed so he must first clear waivers.

 

[PDXChris]

Trade deadline has passed so he must first clear waivers.

He already cleared waivers.

The Astros announced they acquired veteran lefty reliever Oliver Perez from the Diamondbacks for minor league southpaw Junior Garcia. Houston moved righty Sam Deduno to the 60-day DL to open a spot for Perez, while Arizona announced that it will select the contract of lefty Keith Hessler to take Perez’s place on its active roster.

Garcia, 19, signed with the Astros out of the Dominican Republic for $200K late in 2012. He mostly pitched in the Gulf Coast League in 2014 and got good results, although he posted a 3.9 BB/9 for the season. He’s improved upon that mark in 2015 while pitching in the Appalachian League and the NY-Penn League, posting an 0.96 ERA, 6.3 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9 in 37 1/3 innings. He’s so far from the Majors, though, that parsing his statistics probably misses the point. He’ll provide the Diamondbacks’ system with a bit of left-handed pitching depth and upside.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/08/astros-acquire-oliver-perez.html

 

[overseascardfan]

Saves ARZ about a little over $1M. Why not just keep him? Isn't ARZ in need of RP's because the bullpen is getting taxed because SP's can't go deep enough into games?

Now finding a taker for Hill would have been good, particularly if they didn't have to kick in a high end prospect.

 

[Iceman]

Not sure about this one. Perez has done a decent job in his role, especially against lefties

 

[Azlen]

Not sure about this one. Perez has done a decent job in his role, especially against lefties

He's an unrestricted free agent next year. Nothing wrong with the trade. If they want him back they can get him. They're not contending this year, so no biggie.

 

[82CardsGrad]

He's an unrestricted free agent next year. Nothing wrong with the trade. If they want him back they can get him. They're not contending this year, so no biggie.

Ditto...

 

[Dback Jon]

He's an unrestricted free agent next year. Nothing wrong with the trade. If they want him back they can get him. They're not contending this year, so no biggie.

Yup - and this gives them a chance to evaluate some younger players