From Inside Pitch Magazine…

Brian Bannister excelled in his fourth rehab appearance since re-joining
Norfolk on Sunday, limiting the Charlotte Knights to one run and six
hits over six innings while picking up his second Double-A victory.

Bannister struck out five and walked one. News out of Norfolk is that Oliver Perez has rediscovered his velocity in the Mets attempt to bring him back to being a power pitcher after he was tinkered with in Pittsburg to become more of a finesse pitcher.

Reports have indicated Perez's velocity – which once ranked him in the upper echelon of young pitching talent - to be renewed.

Pitching against the same Charlotte club on Saturday, Perez struck out
11 and allowed just one hit in seven shutout innings, facing just three
batters over the minimum and notching his first victory as a member of
the Tides.

Perez walked two and threw two wild pitches in the performance, and is
1-2 with a 6.05 ERA in four starts with the Mets organization. In 19.1
innings, he has allowed 13 earned runs, 12 walks and 26 strikeouts.

Evan MacLane has been impressive as well, pitching a complete game shutout recently. His 92 strikesouts rank fifth in the organization.

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