Change Perezes and dance?

Hey, do you think the Pirates would like to put together a package to trade one struggling O. Perez for another? ;) Here’s a story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Former staff ace sinks to possible mop-up duty:

No one doubted the mysterious decline of Oliver Perez required a radical solution. But a demotion to the bullpen, most likely as a mop-up guy, hardly seemed the proper choice.

That’s where Perez, who has tumbled from being ranked among the elite pitchers of the game to one who has lost eight of his past nine decisions, is headed in a move made a few hours before the Pirates lost their 12th consecutive game, 4-2, to the Chicago White Sox last night at PNC Park.

Perez was sometimes brilliant as a starter this season but too often awful, as his 2-10 record and 6.33 earned run average indicate. Prior to a horrendous start last week against Los Angeles — seven walks in 3 2/3 innings — he had two consecutive starts in which he allowed three earned runs in 14 2/3 innings.

Here’s the other one, from the LA Times today, Perez hopes to make impression:

Odalis Perez isn’t demanding a trade, but he would be happy if the spot start he makes for the Dodgers today generates interest among other major league teams. With the Dodgers trading for Mark Hendrickson on Tuesday and exploring trades for other starters, they no longer appear to consider Perez a viable option for their starting rotation….

“If it makes the team better, perfect,” he said. “I’m a major league pitcher. If this is not the team for me, there are 30 teams. I’m not going to ask for a trade. I want to pitch … I want to start. If I don’t get it here, why not go somewhere else and prove I can pitch?”

Given Odalis’s performance in today’s game (4.1 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR), he’s not doing himself any favors.