Martín Pérez Stats

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez officially accepted the team's one-year, $19.65 million qualifying offer on Tuesday, according to a source. The 31-year-old veteran southpaw's 2022 season was one of the bigger surprises among starting pitchers. He went 12-8 and made the All-Star team for the first time in his 11th major-league season. Perez had a career-best 2.89 ERA (3.26 FIP), a 1.26 WHIP, a career-high 169 strikeouts and 69 walks in 196 1/3 innings over his 32 starts in his first season with the Rangers. Whether he can do it for a second season in a row is another story. Perez has a career 4.43 ERA (4.35 FIP), a 1.45 WHIP and a 909:470 K:BB in 1,299 innings over 253 appearances (223 starts).

4 months ago

Per a tweet from MLB Network's Jon Morosi on Monday, starting pitcher Martin Perez is reportedly likely to accept the Texas Rangers' qualifying offer. Morosi tweeted on Monday morning: "Source: LHP Martin P rez is likely to accept the Rangers' Qualifying Offer by tomorrow's deadline, barring a change in his marketplace over the next 24 hours. @MLBNetwork @MLB." The 31-year-old left-hander made 32 starts for Texas during the 2022 campaign, throwing 196.1 innings and turning in his best Major League season to date. The veteran pitched to a 2.89 ERA and a 3.27 FIP in those 196.1 innings. He also struck out 169 batters compared to just 69 walks. Elsewhere, he logged 12 pitcher wins in his 32 starts. The ERA, FIP, and strikeouts all represented career bests for Perez.

4 months ago

The Texas Rangers are planning to give left-hander Martin Perez the $19.65 million qualifying offer by the deadline on Thursday. It makes sense after Perez had the best season of his career in 2022, going 12-8 with a career-low 2.89 ERA (3.26 FIP), a 1.26 WHIP, a career-high 169 strikeouts and 69 walks in 196 1/3 innings over 32 starts in his first year in Texas. The 31-year-old southpaw starter also finished the year strong, posting five quality starts in his final six outings. He made the All-Star team for the first time in his 11-year big-league career, and it will be interesting to see if the 31-year-old veteran will accept the offer to return for another season in Texas.

4 months ago