July 15, 20214 yr 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.
July 15, 20214 yr A big win for Marco Paddy and the Sox player development. They getting better at this sort go thing
July 15, 20214 yr 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.
July 15, 20214 yr 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.
July 15, 20214 yr 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
July 22, 20214 yr Author for the record, 2 more doubles last night. Sox are putting him at DH when he's resting at catcher.
July 22, 20214 yr 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.
July 22, 20214 yr 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.
July 24, 20214 yr 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
July 24, 20214 yr Author 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.
July 26, 20214 yr 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.
July 26, 20214 yr 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.
July 26, 20214 yr Author 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.
July 27, 20214 yr 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
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