The Washington Nationals bullpen, due to its inconstancy, has been a constant topic of conversation, one that relief pitcher Oliver Perez has mostly been left out of. He’s a 15-year veteran whose career has bounced from team to team and league to league.
Before coming to the Nats, Perez spent time with the Padres, Pirates, Mets, Mariners, Diamondbacks, and Astros. He came into the majors as a starter, an experiment which failed, save the 2004 and 2007 seasons.
Over the course of his career, the Mets became the team that placed the most faith in Perez, keeping him under contract for a total of six years while placing him everywhere from low-A ball to the majors, another experiment that overall seemed to fail.