Perez gets $4.5 million deal: Indians RP Chris Perez avoided arbitration on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $4.5 million contract. (Updated 01/17/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/11/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Perez didn't have as dominating season in 2011 as he did in 2010, but he still closed out a career-high 36 games. Perez's closer's job is safe in Cleveland, so look to him as a solid No. 2 Fantasy RP on Draft Day. (Updated 01/17/2012).
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When Chris Perez emerged as the Indians' closer midway through 2010, he was everything Fantasy owners hoped he would be from the time the Cardinals drafted him 42nd overall in 2006. But when he held the job from start to finish in 2011, he was kind of disappointing. He was reliable enough, converting 36 saves in 40 opportunities, but he lacked the knockout ability expected of a closer -- the knockout ability he had demonstrated at every other point in his career. In fact, of the pitchers with more than 15 saves, only Francisco Cordero had a lower strikeout rate than Perez's 5.9 per nine innings. The key difference is Cordero is 36 and in the latter stages of his career while Perez is 26 and just beginning his. Perez lost some velocity on his fastball from one year to the next, which might have something to do with the decline in strikeouts, but it's not like he became Jamie Moyer overnight. He still has the heat to get the job done. As is often the case for relievers, Perez might have simply fallen victim to the whims of a relatively low number of innings. Considering he has an assured role for a potential contender, he's still worth drafting as a No. 2 reliever. (Updated 1/4/12)
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