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Birth Date5-10-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight255 lbs
Age33 years, 10 months, 8 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2.32015
1.92016
1.92017
1.32018
2.12019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2011 KCA 21 39 158 49 8 2 3 7 20 1 0 0 .331 .361 .473 112 2.3 -1.5 -6.3 0.2
2012 KCA 22 76 305 87 16 0 11 12 27 1 0 0 .301 .328 .471 120 7.0 -1.8 -11.7 0.7
2013 KCA 23 138 526 145 25 3 13 21 63 4 0 0 .292 .323 .433 110 6.5 -2.3 2.8 3.2
2014 KCA 24 150 606 150 28 2 17 22 85 3 1 0 .260 .289 .403 101 1.0 -3.6 -8.4 1.5
2015 KCA 25 142 553 138 25 0 21 13 82 4 1 0 .260 .280 .426 103 4.1 -2.5 -3.7 2.3
2016 KCA 26 139 546 127 28 2 22 22 119 8 0 0 .247 .288 .438 97 -0.7 -2.7 -1.9 1.9
2017 KCA 27 129 499 126 24 1 27 17 95 5 1 0 .268 .297 .495 112 8.8 -1.3 -10.2 1.9
2018 KCA 28 129 544 120 23 0 27 17 108 12 1 1 .235 .274 .439 104 4.2 -3.7 -8.1 1.3
Career9423737942177101411315993841.266.297.44210633.3-19.4-47.512.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2007 ROY Rk AZL 30 99 .258 .344 .372 .269 100 -4.9 3.0 1.8 76 0 0.0 -0.5 -5.2 -0.1
2008 BRL Rk APL 13 49 .000 .000 .000 .351 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 IDA Rk PIO 12 46 .283 .355 .432 .432 112 3 1.5 0.9 129 0 -0.3 0.5 1.6 0.4
2009 BUR A MDW 36 137 .247 .322 .365 .211 104 -12.8 3.9 0.5 45 0 1.1 -1.4 -8.0 -0.4
2009 IDA Rk PIO 59 259 .270 .343 .400 .338 107 10.9 8.0 1.9 121 0 0.1 0.8 13.8 2.4
2010 WIL A+ CRL 99 396 .262 .332 .390 .308 104 0.6 11.4 4.9 110 0 2.2 -3.1 4.5 2.0
2011 KCA MLB AL 39 158 .260 .318 .409 .362 105 5.5 4.3 2.6 112 11 -6.3 -1.5 2.3 0.2
2011 NWA AA TEX 79 309 .271 .342 .420 .290 108 -2.1 9.1 5.3 100 0 14.7 -1.3 0.5 2.8
2011 OMA AAA PCL 12 49 .267 .340 .404 .366 93 1.9 1.5 0.8 109 0 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.5
2012 KCA MLB AL 76 305 .254 .315 .404 .299 102 3.6 8.4 4.9 120 11 -11.7 -1.8 7.0 0.7
2012 OMA AAA PCL 12 53 .280 .349 .428 .378 97 -0.5 1.6 0.3 100 0 -0.9 -0.7 0.2 0.1
2012 LAG Wnt VWL 32 148 .000 .000 .000 .369 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 KCA MLB AL 138 526 .256 .316 .402 .311 100 9.4 13.8 8.2 110 10 2.8 -2.3 6.5 3.2
2013 VEN int WBC 2 5 .000 .000 .000 .250 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014 KCA MLB AL 150 606 .257 .315 .395 .278 101 -3.7 15.6 8.9 101 10 -8.4 -3.6 1.0 1.5
2015 KCA MLB AL 142 553 .255 .312 .407 .270 104 -6 14.9 8.7 103 9 -3.7 -2.5 4.1 2.3
2016 KCA MLB AL 139 546 .254 .315 .412 .280 105 -8.7 15.4 8.3 97 10 -1.9 -2.7 -0.7 1.9
2017 KCA MLB AL 129 499 .256 .322 .428 .280 103 -0.4 14.6 6.9 112 11 -10.2 -1.3 8.8 1.9
2018 KCA MLB AL 129 544 .248 .318 .412 .245 103 -6.8 15.3 4.5 104 9 -8.1 -3.7 4.2 1.3
2018 NWA AA TEX 3 11 .239 .308 .351 .286 93 1.6 0.3 0 120 0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
2018 OMA AAA PCL 4 15 .255 .321 .383 .357 90 2.3 0.4 0 144 0 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2007 ROY Rk AZL 99 86 10 21 3 0 0 24 10 5 10 1 1 .244 .316 .279 .035 2 2
2008 BRL Rk APL 49 40 4 13 0 1 0 15 10 5 5 0 0 .325 .396 .375 .050 2 2
2008 IDA Rk PIO 46 43 7 17 3 1 1 25 6 2 5 0 1 .395 .422 .581 .186 0 0
2009 BUR A MDW 137 127 10 24 6 0 0 30 7 6 15 0 1 .189 .228 .236 .047 2 2
2009 IDA Rk PIO 259 233 35 72 14 3 2 98 38 19 25 0 1 .309 .362 .421 .112 1 1
2010 WIL A+ CRL 396 365 35 106 21 1 7 150 53 18 38 1 1 .290 .328 .411 .121 1 1
2011 NWA AA TEX 309 286 35 81 14 0 9 122 43 16 30 0 1 .283 .329 .427 .143 1 2
2011 KCA MLB AL 158 148 20 49 8 2 3 70 21 7 20 0 0 .331 .361 .473 .142 2 0
2011 OMA AAA PCL 49 48 5 16 5 0 1 24 10 0 6 0 0 .333 .347 .500 .167 0 0
2012 KCA MLB AL 305 289 38 87 16 0 11 136 39 12 27 0 0 .301 .328 .471 .170 3 0
2012 LAG Wnt VWL 148 132 23 49 10 0 8 83 39 9 17 1 1 .371 .412 .629 .258 4 0
2012 OMA AAA PCL 53 50 11 17 2 0 0 19 7 2 5 0 0 .340 .365 .380 .040 0 1
2013 VEN int WBC 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .200 0 0
2013 KCA MLB AL 526 496 48 145 25 3 13 215 79 21 63 0 0 .292 .323 .433 .141 5 0
2014 KCA MLB AL 606 578 57 150 28 2 17 233 70 22 85 1 0 .260 .289 .403 .144 3
2015 KCA MLB AL 553 531 52 138 25 0 21 226 70 13 82 1 0 .260 .280 .426 .166 5 0
2016 KCA MLB AL 546 514 57 127 28 2 22 225 64 22 119 0 0 .247 .288 .438 .191 2 0
2017 KCA MLB AL 499 471 57 126 24 1 27 233 80 17 95 1 0 .268 .297 .495 .227 5 0
2018 NWA AA TEX 11 9 1 3 0 0 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 .333 .364 .667 .333 1 0
2018 OMA AAA PCL 15 15 3 6 2 0 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .733 .333 0 0
2018 KCA MLB AL 544 510 52 120 23 0 27 224 80 17 108 1 1 .235 .274 .439 .204 5 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2011 564 0.5177 0.5284 0.8389 0.6541 0.3934 0.8796 0.7664 0.1611 -0.0020
2012 975 0.5149 0.4913 0.9040 0.6056 0.3700 0.9342 0.8514 0.0960 0.0020
2013 1753 0.4780 0.4923 0.8586 0.6205 0.3749 0.9135 0.7755 0.1414 0.0019
2014 2013 0.4759 0.5499 0.8383 0.6670 0.4436 0.9233 0.7222 0.1617 0.0034
2015 1828 0.4540 0.5405 0.8198 0.6687 0.4339 0.9099 0.7044 0.1802 -0.0007
2016 1861 0.4358 0.5513 0.7671 0.6782 0.4533 0.8873 0.6282 0.2329 0.0000
2017 1737 0.4180 0.5861 0.7908 0.7245 0.4866 0.8821 0.6931 0.2092 0.0000
2018 1917 0.4377 0.5707 0.7623 0.7271 0.4490 0.8803 0.6136 0.2377 0.0000
Career126480.45830.54340.81500.67410.43290.90140.70470.18500.0008

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-08-19 2014-08-19 DTD 0 0 Right Knee Soreness -
2014-07-20 2014-07-21 DTD 1 1 Right Groin Soreness -
2014-06-17 2014-06-17 DTD 0 0 Bilateral Lower Leg Cramp -
2014-05-20 2014-05-24 DTD 4 3 Right Thumb Contusion -
2014-05-03 2014-05-04 DTD 1 1 Left Lower Leg Contusion Shin - -
2014-03-11 2014-03-12 Camp 1 0 Left Hand Contusion Foul Ball - -
2013-08-04 2013-08-11 7-DL 7 7 - Head Concussion Foul Ball - -
2013-07-10 2013-07-11 DTD 1 1 - Low Back Tightness - -
2013-05-21 2013-05-23 DTD 2 2 Right Hip Contusion Running Into Post - -
2012-09-21 2012-09-24 DTD 3 3 Bilateral Hand Contusion - -
2012-03-20 2012-06-22 60-DL 94 67 Left Knee Recovery From Surgery Meniscus 2012-03-16 -
2012-03-13 2012-03-21 Camp 8 0 Left Knee Surgery Meniscus 2012-03-16 -
2011-09-01 2011-09-02 DTD 1 1 Right Fingers Sprain Little Finger - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2026 KCA $2,000,000
2025 KCA $22,000,000
2024 KCA $20,000,000
2023 KCA $20,000,000
2022 KCA $18,000,000
2021 KCA $14,200,000
2020 KCA $14,200,000
2019 KCA $11,200,000
2018 KCA $8,700,000
2017 KCA $4,200,000
2016 KCA $2,000,000
2015 KCA $1,750,000
2014 KCA $1,500,000
2013 KCA $1,000,000
2012 KCA $750,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
13 yrPrevious$97,500,000
2019Current$20,000,000
14 yrPvs + Cur$117,500,000
2 yrFuture$24,000,000
16 yrTotal$141,500,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 50 dBeverly Hills Sports Council4 years/$82M (2022-25)

Details
  • 4 years/$82M (2022-25), plus 2026 club option. Signed extension with Kansas City 3/21/21. 22:$18M, 23:$20M, 24:$20M, 25:$22M, 26:$13.5M club option ($2M buyout). $2M of 2025 salary is deferred without interest, payable 6/30/27. Most lucrative contract in club history.
  • 5 years/$52.5M (2017-21). Signed extension with Kansas City 3/1/16. $6M signing bonus. 17:$3M, 18:$7.5M, 19:$10M, 20:$13M, 21:$13M.
  • 5 years/$7M (2012-16), plus 2017-19 club options. 12:$750,000, 13:$1M, 14:$1.5M, 15:$1.75M, 16:$2M, 17:$3.75M club option, 18:$5M club option, 19:$6M club option. 2017-19 salaries may increase by additional $5M overall based on performance, awards in 2012-16. Earns bonuses by reaching 4 points, with 1 point each for All-Star selection, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, top 15 in MVP vote. Has earned one point each for 2013-15 All-Star selections and 2013-15 Gold Glove awards.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Kansas City 8/10/11.
  • Signed by Kansas City 2006 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela. $65,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 700 92 183 39 2 33 104 43 133 1 1 .285 .339 .505 123 30.7 3.3
80o 686 88 174 37 2 31 99 41 132 1 1 .275 .328 .487 117 23.8 2.5
70o 676 85 168 36 2 30 96 39 132 1 1 .270 .321 .478 113 19.0 2.0
60o 667 82 163 35 2 29 93 38 131 1 1 .265 .315 .469 110 15.1 1.6
50o 659 79 158 34 2 28 90 37 131 1 1 .259 .310 .459 107 11.4 1.2
40o 651 77 153 33 2 27 88 36 131 1 1 .254 .304 .449 103 7.9 0.8
30o 642 74 147 31 2 26 85 35 130 1 0 .247 .296 .436 100 4.2 0.4
20o 632 72 141 30 2 25 82 33 129 1 0 .240 .288 .425 96 0.0 0.0
10o 618 68 133 28 2 24 77 31 128 1 0 .231 .278 .411 90 -5.6 -0.6
Weighted Mean6608015834228903713111.259.309.45810711.81.3

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2017-09-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Were you the guy at Ray Js who thought Erik Kratz should be starting over Salvador Perez in the 2014 playoffs then Perez hit a dinger? Good times.
(edwar288 from Minneapolis)
I was. They were. I stumbled upon the article I wrote around that idea a few days ago; it was a fine argument that just happened to be moronic. Here's the link, actually: http://www.banishedtothepen.com/spoilers-yup-but-really-no/

That he hit a homer that night, though, really is Baseball being Baseball. I'm kind of sad to see those Royals teams go. (Matthew Trueblood)
2017-01-18 20:00:00 (link to chat)Gary Sanchez or Salvador Perez in 2017? 2018 and beyond?
(Jeff from Chagrin Falls)
Sanchez for all of the above. (Bret Sayre)
2015-05-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)Would you trade Derek Norris for Paxton straight up? League parameters: dynasty standart roto categories 17 teams 40-man roster (10 minor slots) 1 active catcher slot, I have Salvador Perez and Swihart too.
(navarra from Ukraine)
I wouldn't, although it seems that you have the need so it's OK from that standpoint. Can you possibly aim a little higher? (Mike Gianella)
2015-02-13 19:00:00 (link to chat)This year and long term who would you prefer Evan Gattis or Salvador Perez?
(Kevin from Florida)
I prefer Gattis, although the loss of catcher eligibility is going to make it close. Perez has been overworked and I am concerned he is going to fall off of the injury/ineffectiveness cliff. Perez is a strong real life player, but except for half of a big rookie campaign, has never delivered on the price he is paid in fantasy. Gattis is going to get a big PA jump not catching this year. (Mike Gianella)
2014-10-17 12:00:00 (link to chat)The Royals come to you and say "bruh, this walk-up music we're using sucks. You like music, don't you? Choose the walk-up music for this whole lineup..." Nine players, nine songs. GO!
(Bruh from Club)
I did this in a mailbag bag in August. Forgive the jumbled up lineup:

1. Nori Aoki: "The Downfall of Us All" by A Day To Remember. This would just be an amusing way to start the first inning.

2. Omar Infante: "Mojo So Dope" by Kid Cudi. Omar is a laid-back fellow.

3. Salvador Perez: "Simon Says" by Pharoah Monche. The Godzilla introduction would be excellent.

4. Billy Butler: "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart. A classic for the perpetually put-upon DH.

5. Alex Gordon: "Put On" by Young Jeezy. Either this, or "My Hero" by Foo Fighters. Or "The Best" by Tina Turner. I doubt Gordon would like the latter choices.

6. Josh Willingham: "Top Notch" by Manchester Orchestra. Non-descript rock music.

7. Lorenzo Cain: "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake. Smoother than LoCain flagging down a line drive in center.

8. Mike Moustakas: "You Wanted More" by Tonic. What? It's a good guitar riff.

9. Alcides Escobar: "Bowtie" by Outkast. I don't know. Feels like it fits. (Andy McCullough)
2014-01-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Any reason Francisco Pena wouldn't be the Royals back-up catcher this year?
(hotstatrat from another world)
Brett Hayes exists? Not sure it matters much. Salvador Perez is going to catch a LOT of games. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-01-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Will Salvador Perez finish in the Top 5 at C this season? His second half was strong. An uptick in power seems inevitable going forward.
(Tim Bennett from Dunn Field)
I don't think so. I'm not sure more power is guaranteed and Joe Mauer still rates as a catcher for this season. I have Perez behind Posey, Molina, Mauer, Santana and McCann at least. Possibly Lucroy and a couple others. (Craig Goldstein)
2013-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)Z, thanks for the chat. From what players are you expecting nice breakouts in 2013?
(Jon KK from Elkhart, IN)
I picked Salvador Perez in our Lineup Card on breakout players, but this list should give you a pretty good idea of some of the candidates.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19600

I also like Matt Harvey very much unless you count last year as a breakout or think top prospects can't "break out." (Zachary Levine)
2013-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of numbers can we expect from Salvador Perez this season? How about at his peak?
(Tony from Lunch)
He just keeps showing us more, huh? First it was the AVG then the HR last year. 14 HR - .290 AVG this year. Looks like he can be a 20+/.310 rake at his peak, but at 23 that may be some time away. (Paul Sporer)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)What is your take on Salvador Perez and why did seemingly the entire scouting community miss on him?
(Username from Location)
People missed on him; no doubt. But some hit on him, like BP's own Joe Hamrahi, who scouted him at the complex level after he signed. I'm a big fan of the player, and I hope he can stay healthy because he could be a very important player for the Royals in their pursuit of major league success. (Jason Parks)
2013-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Mr.Levine,can you put thes guys in order??Jose Fernandez...Salvador Perez...Albert Almora..Jorge Solar...Kyle Zimmer...Noah Syndergaaud...Allen Webster...Alen Hanson...Gregory Palanco..Aaron Sanchez...Andrew Heaney...Kevin Gausman..Addison Russell....Kyle Crick...Sean Manaea...Clint Frazier...Ryne Stanek... Thanks John
(John from Boston)
I sort of feel like this is a riddle to see if I can figure out what this list even is. What is this list? I'll go with Salvador (Sal(vy)) Perez and then the rest just for the present. (Zachary Levine)
2013-01-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Dan,can you put these guys in order.....Jose Fernandez,Albert Almora,Solar,Zimmer,Syndergaard,Hedges,Andrew Heaney,Salvador Perez,Allen Webster,Aaron Sanchez and Dan Straily....thanks
(John from Boston)
Hey, John.

Sheesh, that's a lot of names. From a fantasy standpoint, and based on what I've read, I'd probably want to own Fernandez and Sanchez. I'm probably not qualified to put the others in order, so I'd suggest asking a member of our prospect team. (Daniel Rathman)
2013-01-14 14:00:00 (link to chat)If Ryan Howard has the worst contract in baseball, does that mean Salvador Perez may end up as the best contract in baseball?
(igoinsane67 from my office)
Maybe! That's an excellent contract. Ask Sam Miller about it sometime. Sometimes he stops people on the street to tell them how much money Sal Perez is making. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-12-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)Fantasy purposes, who do you prefer for next year, Hosmer or Salvador Perez? Pedroia or J. Bruce? Thanks.
(stewbies from Rochester, NY)
Perez, Pedroia (Sam Miller)
2012-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)plus hitter with plus defense behind the plate...Salvador Perez potentially?
(lewish from WA)
Yes. Perez is awesome. (Jason Parks)
2012-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)More on Salvador Perez...I remember you saying a couple of chats ago that every time you see him he shows you something you didn't think he could do. Why do you think that absolutely nobody thought he could be this, or anything close to this? He was in no way a hyped prospect. The Royals were clearly quite high on him, but to the prospect-y guys that was only so much team hype for it's own guy.
(Chris from between the keyboard and the chair)
Some guys you just need to spend more time watching in order to get it. Some players dont do it day after day, game after game, so you only catch flashes and sometimes [we] write those flashes off as just flashes, rather than previews of fire. Orgs know their talent, and it was clear that the Royals were aware of what they had in Perez early on. (Jason Parks)
2012-08-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)Are you impressed with the seasons of Salvador Perez and Dayan Viciedo thus far? Is there a chance Salvador Perez keeps slugging over .500 in the future? Could Dayan Viciedo's average creep up into the 270s or 280s range in seasons to come? Who do you like more?
(Mike from CT)
I like Perez more. He's a guy that continues to prove me wrong. His bat is better than I thought it would be, and every time I think I have his offensive potential pegged, he shows me another aspect that I had previously discounted. Hell of a player. (Jason Parks)
2012-06-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of production do you see Salvador Perez making? Is he a future all star?
(BlueJaysFan from Toronto)
I don't think All-Star, no. (Sam Miller)
2012-03-15 12:00:00 (link to chat)Any thoughts on the A. Escobar extension? Probably not much risk involved but seems unnecessary. Are they really going to save much on this opposed to going the arbitration route?
(Nick from NJ)
It's an okay move. The sum isn't large enough to prevent the Royals from doing other things. Is this false hustle or a sign of confidence in his development? Hard to say. That second part is the big question. It's nice to lock guys like Escobar and Salvador Perez up, but how much are defensive-first backstops and shortstops going to make going the usual route?

Also, is Escobar ever going to hit? I'm not so sure. I'll express more thoughts in a TA to be written later. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-01-20 14:00:00 (link to chat)Follow-up please on Salvador Perez: If you really believe he can be that good - and yeah, that's one hell of a player for a catcher - why did nobody ever rate him highly as a prospect? Isn't a C prospect that good a top 100 guy?
(Chris from KC)
Well, the big step in offense came in 2011, and now he's not a prospect anymore, so it's more of a timing thing than anything else. (Kevin Goldstein)
2012-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who do you like better as a long term C - Wilin Rosario or Salvador Perez?
(Chad from Fantasyland)
In fantasyland, I'll take Rosario. (Derek Carty)
2012-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Ramon Hernandez or Salvador Perez this seaon
(Matt S. from NYC)
Hernandez. Power upside is greater, can still hit for some average too. (Derek Carty)
2012-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is keeping Salvador Perez for $5 at C worth pluging Carlos Santana in at 1B?
(jaymoff from Salem, OR)
Same as Kendrick -- you're best dealing one of them. If you only have one catcher spot, then keep Santana and let Perez go. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Loved your piece on catching prospects in the minors. Who does Salvador Perez compare closest to out of those profiled? Would you liken him to Bethancourt in that he is young for his league, great defensive potential, free swinger, etc? Or does Bethancourt's power potential put him in a different class?
(Matt from Fayetteville)
Thanks. Perez has potential, but his bat doesn't look so hot right now. He can stick behind the plate, as his glove/arm are solid. He's not really like Bethancourt. Perez can be a good defender. Bethancourt could be an elite defender. (Jason Parks)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
2009 afx .000 0.0 1021 -.002 0.6 30 .007 -.004 -0.1 1.4 1.1
2010 afa .000 0.0 3722 .000 0.3 73 -.029 -.001 1.4 1.3 2.2
2011 aax .014 11.4 3161 .001 -0.6 77 -.115 .008 5.3 15.8 14.7
2011 mlb -.015 -5.4 1827 .002 -0.9 32 .000 .006 0.0 -5.4 -6.3
2011 aaa .010 1.5 526 -.001 0.1 11 -.004 -.001 0.0 3.1 1.4
2012 aaa -.007 -0.7 307 .000 0.0 2 .018 -.002 0.0 1.7 -0.9
2012 mlb -.016 -10.2 3089 .003 -2.2 40 -.073 -.001 1.8 -9.4 -11.7
2013 mlb .002 2.2 5296 -.001 1.0 66 -.029 .001 1.1 3.7 2.8
2014 mlb -.006 -7.4 6114 -.001 1.3 73 -.015 -.001 0.6 -4.1 -8.4
2015 mlb -.002 -2.7 5606 .000 0.7 79 -.011 .001 0.5 -1.0 -3.7
2016 mlb -.008 -9.5 5425 -.002 2.9 72 -.122 -.003 5.6 -1.4 -1.9
2017 mlb -.009 -10.0 4652 -.001 1.5 65 -.002 -.002 0.1 -8.4 -10.2
2018 aax .008 0.1 38 .000 0.0 0 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.1
2018 aaa .000 0.0 64 .000 0.0 3 -.018 .002 0.0 0.5 -0.1
2018 mlb -.010 -9.9 4168 .001 -0.6 46 -.025 -.005 0.8 -9.5 -8.1

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