If this was Martin Perez’s final game with the Rangers, let it be known that he frustrated to the bitter end. Fittingly, Perez more than likely ended his time with Texas tonight with a performance as maddening as his overall career.
Perez was a totem of possibilities for a decade now after signing with the Rangers in 2007 and becoming one of their more heralded pitching prospects in some time. And yet, after six years in the big leagues now, Perez never really could make his extremely swing and miss adverse stuff work — especially after Tommy John surgery in 2014 robbed him of his changeup, his best pitch.