Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HOU | C | 33 | 35 |
Grades Update: Jan 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 30 |
Jan 2021 Report
Evaluator: Joe Drake
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/R
Acquired: 2017 Draft, Round 5
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Big, strong frame that matches listed numbers. Athletic build for a catcher. Long legs, higher waist, thick butt. Fairly lean throughout the body. Body is live enough to play the field if he doesn't stick behind the plate. Room for a little good weight.
Hit: Sets up with slightly wider than average base nearly square to the pitcher. Sits into his legs a bit; hands are chest high with the bat resting on the shoulder. Uses quick, moderate leg kick as trigger; torso and hips coil and the hands slide straight back. Above-average bat speed; swings to lift the ball and drive it. Average patience and feel for the zone, will expand against offspeed. Can go the other way, but typically a slugger's approach. Below-average contact skills lead to swing and miss in the zone and against offspeed. Grade: 40
Power: Above-average raw power from raw strength and ability to rotate. Above-average bat speed. Approach helps him get to most of his power in games and would maximize it with better contact skills. Plenty of pop to leave the yard to all fields, but most will come pull-side. Plodding runner, will only take extra bases on balls deep in the alley. Grade: 50
Field: Hands are a little stiff; doesn't catch everything he should, mishandles transfers occasionally. Solid receiver and framer who overframes on occasion. Agile behind the plate but not a good blocker. Liability on balls in the dirt. Struggles keeping balls in front of him with body or glove. Below-average instincts behind the plate right now, may be inexperienced. Will go to the mound when the pitcher is struggling. Not an MLB quality backstop without big steps forward as a blocker, but the rest of the profile is fine. Sees time at 1st base as well. Stretch needs work. Hands still a bit stiff, actions are decent; will sacrifice the body to knock the ball down, too. Grade: 40
Arm: Fringy arm strength behind the plate with average actions. 2.13 pop time. Grade: 45
Run: Moves decently, but lacks speed. Bottom of the scale H-1st times (4.53), slow out of the box. Station to station guy who can take an extra base on rare occasions. Grade: 30
Overall: Perry is an athletic, powerful catcher with poor defensive skills at the moment. He has the mobility and receiving skills to be a good defender behind the plate, but needs quite a bit of seasoning. High variance player who needs to stick behind the plate to be a big leaguer since the offensive skills aren't enough to slide to first base. Ceiling is a backup catcher if the defensive skills max out, floor is org depth if he has to move off the position.
OFP: 35
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: Extreme
