Troy Percival comeback???

by Havok1517 on May 16, 2007 11:28 PM EDT

37-year-old Troy Percival, who officially retired with the Angels last month, is thinking about a comeback.

Percival signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Tigers and then gave the team a 5.76 ERA in 25 innings because of elbow problems. He's back throwing again and is pain-free. "If you would have asked me in spring training or April the likelihood of him coming back, I would have said 10 percent," agent Paul Cohen told FOXSports.com. "I would say now it's 50-50." Cohan added that Percvial hit 97 mph on the gun at one point. On the off chance that Percival does make it back, it's unlikely he'd do so as a closer. May. 16 - 8:42 pm et rotoworld.com
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Reds should offer him a minor league deal. He can't be worse than what the have now. If he's throwing 97 mph, he's already has the best arm in pen by 2 mph and then only Jared Burton can hit 95 mph in the reds pen, very sad.

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37?

He's not nearly old enough for our pen.

by Geki on May 17, 2007 12:10 AM EDT reply actions

Only 97

I'm officially almost dead and could still do it. Although my buddy J. Franco can hit 101 - no movement on the ball but he can throw it hard. Why not bring in Percival and while we are at it why not Brantly he's got to be more effective than Stanton.

Today's reliever's are pussies

by FrankPastore on May 17, 2007 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions