2005

Perez was never the player he was trumpeted to be when he was the Big Apple darling for the most stultifyingly dull World Series of recent memory, so there's something embarrassing about his turning up in America's Second City a few years after his 15 minutes were up. It's one of those bad things, like a Danny Bonaduce guest appearance, that you just wish would stop. When you're a fifth outfielder who's not plausibly better than Tom Goodwin, you probably don't deserve to be even Ross Gload's legs.

2003

The trade of Jay Payton forced him into the everyday lineup, which wasn’t the end of the world, but since the revelation that Perez is two years older, what you see is all you’re going to get. With Floyd now manning left field, Perez will still get playing time in center or right at the expense of Burnitz and Cedeno. He’s the only legitimate center fielder of the three.

2002

The late-season wonder child of 2000 came crashing back to earth with a huge splat in 2001. He simply wasn't ready for the majors offensively, and it showed. Perez has the potential to be a good fourth outfielder, especially for a team playing Benny Agbayani in left field, but he may need a bit more time in the minor leagues.

2001

If Timoniel Perez puts up a .291 EqA in 2001, Joe Sheehan will ride the 7 train wearing only a diaper and a "Timo Rocks" tattoo. Perez is another Met who would make a better bench player than regular, though he's not even as good as Melvin Mora for that role. He looks like a heck of a defensive outfielder; given the current makeup of the Mets' rotation, having him and Payton covering right-center might almost be worth the offensive sacrifice.