{"id":3903,"date":"2009-02-06T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-06T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/how-down-is-the-free-agent-market-ask-odalis-perez.html"},"modified":"2009-02-06T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-06T17:10:00","slug":"how-down-is-the-free-agent-market-ask-odalis-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/02\/how-down-is-the-free-agent-market-ask-odalis-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"How down is the free agent market? Ask Odalis Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/feb\/06\/perez-returns-to-dc\/\"><b>Perez returns to D.C.<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>Despite throwing 160 innings, including 5 innings of one-run ball on Opening Night, and a  5.00 ERA for the season, the only contract <b>Odalis Perez<\/b> could get was another minor league deal with the Nationals. How much of his pride did he have to swallow when he signed that dotted line? That being said, I&#8217;m glad he&#8217;s back and cheaply too. Oh no, now I&#8217;m starting to sound like Lernerstan!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/OdalisPerez\" rel=\"tag\">Odalis Perez<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perez returns to D.C. &#8211; The Wash. TimesDespite throwing 160 innings, including 5 innings of one-run ball on Opening Night, and a 5.00 ERA for the season, the only contract Odalis Perez could get was another minor league deal with the Nationals. 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