Perez making impression in 2012: Toronto reliever Luis Perez entered Thursday's contest with Tampa Bay pitching at the top of his game. He has yet to allow a run over 8 1/3 innings of work. "He has been outstanding," manger John Farrell told MLB.com. "Even from his first outing in spring training, his breaking ball has become much more consistent. He pitches with a lot of confidence and he believes in himself. He made a conscious effort to make an adjustment change against the attack of right-handers, they had some decent production against him last year. It shows a lot of aptitude on his part and you get a left- hander, with three pitches, that pitches middle-to-late in the game that can go multiple innings, he's a valuable pitcher for us." (Updated 04/19/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Perez is pitching well and is valuable to the Blue Jay's bullpen. "He's not just a one-pitch guy that's relying on arm strength. He's pitching with three above average pitches," Farrell said. In terms of Fantasy value he doesn't have much. He should be left for the deeper AL-only formats that value true middle men. (Updated 04/19/2012).
05/16/2012 22:06 Jays rough up Kuroda, rout Yankees
Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night. Jose Bautista and Kelly Johnson added solo home runs as the Blue Jays tagged Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda for seven runs, matching a career-high.