Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DET | RHP | 10 | 50 |
Grades Update: Nov 2020
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | SL | CH | Ctr/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 55 | 55/50 |
Nov 2020 Report
Evaluator: James Chipman
Age: 23 yr
Height: 6-3
Weight: 197 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2014 IFA, HOU
RuleV: On 40-man
Physical Description: Ideal sturdy workhorse frame. Broad shoulders; strong muscular upper body and core; tapered waist; thick lower half. Lengthy history of random setbacks, including two injuries that you hate to see in a pitcher's health history: a lat strain and recurrent shoulder issues.
Delivery & Mechanics: Good mechanics, just occasional inconsistencies. High 3/4 slot with moderate effort. Impressive arm speed with good extension. Up tempo worker. Slight pause and high leg kick yield moderate deception. Inconsistent hand break; shows ball behind the back, giving LHB a pretty good look. Foot strike flexed and stiff at times and arm slot occasionally wanders. Falls hard first base side. Likely just rusty.
Fastball: 92-96 t96; downhill plane; heavy boring action and mild arm-side run. Locates it well to both sides of the plate. Willing to elevate it, change eye level and draw swing and miss. Grade: 60
Curveball: 78-81; deep 11/5 action, tight rotation and nasty late break at its best. Inconsistent but impressive bite. Thrown early in count in the zone and later as a legit swing and miss, put-away offering. Grade: 60
Slider: 83-86; inconsistent: predominantly a single plane breaker with moderate depth and some cut. Wrinkle / distant fourth pitch. Grade: 40
Changeup: 81-84; Has feel and impressive tumble and fade; maintains arm- speed well. Thrown with conviction; challenges same sided batters; tough against LHB. Grade: 55
Control and Command: Aggressive strike thrower with polish and pitchability. Attacks all four quads and sequences well. Shows the ability to pitch backwards. Fastball has above-average command and secondaries aren't too far behind with solid average command. Control: 55 | Command: 50
Overall: The narrative begins and ends with durability concerns. Perez has thrown just 27 regular season innings since being acquired in August of 2017. Even with all the injuries, the profile is strong enough to potentially yield a mid- rotation workhorse or impact high leverage reliever. Perez looked strong and healthy in Spring Training, then Covid-19 cancelled the MiLB season taking away yet another season of development. Health and perseverance will ultimately determine the big right-hander's future. Presently nothing more than a lotto ticket, but on the positive side, Perez will play all of 2021 as a 23-year-old.
OFP: 50
Role: 50 - Backend SP or High Leverage Reliever
Risk: Extreme
