Perez is a fallback plan for the Indians, who were unsuccessful in trying to sign Nomar Garciaparra, Brian Giles and Eric Byrnes this offseason to help upgrade their right-handed power.
The Tribe always seems to be in a “fallback” plan when it comes to free agents. We always aim high, go lower, then end up signing lowest, sorta like, “well, we got our right handed batter, whatever.”
The greatest shooter on the planet.
Jones is relying solely on the 3-pointer, and it’s not working. In the past five games, he’s attempted 26 shots from the field - 22 from 3-point range. He’s hit four for 18.2 percent. Jones has one field goal inside the 3-point line in eight games, a drive to the basket in the fourth quarter of a 94-89 victory over Indiana on Dec. 23.
I really have no idea why Mike Brown put him in the starting lineup, other than perhaps to prove to the kid that he needs to sit his ass on the bench.