bmags Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 He’s starting to get noticed Perez was first put on the radar when a BA writer saw him in instructionals at 18 or so and said he could be a big league catcher (why BA writers are awesome) He has been on that long development path, but carrying with him decent contact as he moved up levels. After a 5 hit night, his average is up to .280. He’s hit more homers in Bham than he has in any other year (5). He doesnt walk much but doesnt k (10%) And his defense has always been his calling card. 24 years old. I think he’s a legit backup catcher soon. 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 A big win for Marco Paddy and the Sox player development. They getting better at this sort go thing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 And the great thing is if he is already a plus defender, all he has to do is hit a minimal amount to be able to stick around for 10-15 years in MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Joshua Strong said: A big win for Marco Paddy and the Sox player development. They getting better at this sort go thing Sox are becoming a bit of a catcher factory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 33 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sox are becoming a bit of a catcher factory. I just wish the Sox spent big on teenagers in the Dominican & Venezuela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 for the record, 2 more doubles last night. Sox are putting him at DH when he's resting at catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 hours ago, bmags said: for the record, 2 more doubles last night. Sox are putting him at DH when he's resting at catcher. The combination of him and Fernandez are quite an impactful catching duo at the plate for Bham. Wonder who would get the call to AAA if Yermin actually left or the Sox chose to demote org-filler Nate Nolan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Come to think of it, Perez probably needs to be protected on the 40 man this offseason. If I were a rebuilding team I would totally nab him in the rule 5 to be a back up if the Sox didn't protect him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeaseAndExist Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 2:45 PM, raBBit said: Come to think of it, Perez probably needs to be protected on the 40 man this offseason. If I were a rebuilding team I would totally nab him in the rule 5 to be a back up if the Sox didn't protect him. He likely wouldn't get picked in the Rule 5, not the MLB portion anyways. That requires a team to keep him on the 26 man for a full season. It's why there are very few non-RP Rule 5 picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, CeaseAndExist said: He likely wouldn't get picked in the Rule 5, not the MLB portion anyways. That requires a team to keep him on the 26 man for a full season. It's why there are very few non-RP Rule 5 picks He absolutely should be protected. He has mlb ready defense and could even be in AAA by end of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 3:17 PM, CeaseAndExist said: He likely wouldn't get picked in the Rule 5, not the MLB portion anyways. That requires a team to keep him on the 26 man for a full season. It's why there are very few non-RP Rule 5 picks There have been catchers selected in the R5. Sox have selected a worse and less experienced catching prospect in Adrian Nieto. Kept him on the roster the whole season too. Bad teams can and should do these types of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I think you could easily see Zavala taken off the 40 next year in place for Perez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, raBBit said: There have been catchers selected in the R5. Sox have selected a worse and less experienced catching prospect in Adrian Nieto. Kept him on the roster the whole season too. Bad teams can and should do these types of things. Maybe it's semantics, because I do think there's a decent chance Perez gets claimed, but Nieto had a 130 wRC+ as a 23 year old in High A. There was some possibility he eventually developed into a good hitting catcher. With Perez the ceiling is he eventually becomes a glove first backup up, which is fine and still worth keeping on the 40 man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 10 hours ago, maxjusttyped said: Maybe it's semantics, because I do think there's a decent chance Perez gets claimed, but Nieto had a 130 wRC+ as a 23 year old in High A. There was some possibility he eventually developed into a good hitting catcher. With Perez the ceiling is he eventually becomes a glove first backup up, which is fine and still worth keeping on the 40 man. I'll take a 104 wRC+ 24 year old catcher in AA who actually has defensive skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveno89 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 9:38 AM, bmags said: I'll take a 104 wRC+ 24 year old catcher in AA who actually has defensive skills. Sox likely will have to protect Perez, as he is exactly the kind of guy a bottom dweller would roll the dice on in rule five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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