Scott Olsen

bsp; Oliver Perez, coming off a great start against the Phillies, goes for the Mets tonight against Scott Olsen.  New York will need another solid start from Perez, and preferrably another deep outing in light of the uncertainty surrounding Maine and Pedro Martinez in the starting rotation.  Three runs also will not cut it; the offense needs to step it up.  Fernando Tatis can't do it all by himself.

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their careers derailed because of over use.

I would expect to see more of the same this year with Scott Olsen and Andrew Miller. Miller would be in the minors this season with his innings closely monitored if he were still with the Tigers, but Florida will rush him to the Big Leagues and probably pitch his arm into the ground. Florida’s lack of pitching is especially disappointing as they may be one of the more intriguing teams offensively with five players in Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Josh Willingham, Jeremy Hermida and Mike Jacobs who are capable of potentially hitting 25 home runs each this season.

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