It's coming back

Now Alan Robinson reports the velocity is coming back for Flaco.

Of course, he can throw 69 if they swing and miss. There are many reasons, I think, that fans worry about whether or not he regains his velocity. And all those worries will be dispelled if he's as effective as he was in 2004.

... or maybe it never left. Rob Rossi reports:

Of concern to some -- but not Tracy, nor pitching coach Jim Colborn -- has been an apparent lack of velocity on Perez's fastball.

In 2004, he routinely was clocked between 94 and 96 mph. He hasn't approached such speeds this spring, though he said yesterday that his fastball was in the high 90s during his last outing March 24.

High nineties, right on. Like I said, as long as he retires batters, no one will have time or cause to worry about the velocity on his fastball.