BA GRADE
45
Risk: High
Born: Aug. 10, 1995. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 215. Signed: Cuba, 2016. Signed by: Jose Fernandez/Chu Halabe/Rafic Saab.
Perez hit well in Cuba’s junior national leagues, earning a spot on the country’s 18U World Cup team that played in Taiwan in 2013. Perez played briefly in Cuba’s top league, Serie Nacional, before leaving the country and signing with the Rangers for $1.14 million in September 2016.
He hit well in his pro debut in the low Class A South Atlantic League, but he scuffled upon a promotion to high Class A Down East. Perez is a strong, physical player with plus raw power, and he uses the whole field and is adept at working the ball toward right-center. His strikeouts were manageable, but he has a power-over-hit profile and got into bad habits with his swing in the second half, possibly due to fatigue as he played more games in a season than he ever did in Cuba. A below-average runner, Perez split time between third base, first base and the outfield corners in 2017. The Rangers are optimistic he can handle third base, but he’s not a natural defender at the position.
Perez moves well enough to play in the outfield with a solid-average arm that works in right field. He likely returns to Down East to start 2018.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2015 |
Did not play |
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2016 |
Did not play |
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2017 |
Hickory (SAL) |
LoA |
.322 |
49 |
180 |
27 |
58 |
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Down East (CAR) |
HiA |
.253 |
74 |
281 |
31 |
71 |
Minor League Totals |
.280 |
123 |
461 |
58 |
129 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
2015 |
Did not play |
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2016 |
Did not play |
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2017 |
Hickory (SAL) |
9 |
1 |
9 |
30 |
18 |
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Down East (CAR) |
14 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
20 |
Minor League Totals |
23 |
3 |
14 |
66 |
38 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
2015 |
Did not play |
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2016 |
Did not play |
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2017 |
Hickory (SAL) |
34 |
3 |
0 |
.392 |
.533 |
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Down East (CAR) |
66 |
3 |
1 |
.311 |
.370 |
Minor League Totals |
100 |
6 |
1 |
.343 |
.434 |
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