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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    24 or 25? Color me skeptical. When did he defect?
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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Also, I'd imagine he won't be signing anywhere near 3.5m..anyone have a ballpark figure?

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Jocketty: We don't have a deal.

    http://marksheldon.mlblogs.com/archi...lix_perez.html

    "We don't have a deal," Jocketty told MLB.com. "We're one of several clubs still talking to him. We're hoping to get it resolved in the next two or three days. He is a kid we've been pursuing for quite a while."

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    This is from baseball america, in Auguest of 2008.
    http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1615

    Perez is a raw teen talent who has spent parts of two seasons in Cuba’s Serie Nacional, batting a light .271. Torres, who represented such big leaguers as Yoslan Herrera, Jose Contreras, Yuniesky Betancourt and most recently Alexei Ramirez, admitted Perez was raw but said he had five-tool talent.

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Essentially a super raw Drew Stubbs??
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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Quote Originally Posted by NorrisHopper30 View Post
    Also, I'd imagine he won't be signing anywhere near 3.5m..anyone have a ballpark figure?
    I think I saw $550k somewhere on Redszone.

    Yea, look at OBM's post at 9:56 on the first page of this thread.

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Quote Originally Posted by LoganBuck View Post
    Essentially a super raw Drew Stubbs??
    Or Yunel Escobar.

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

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    Or Yunel Escobar.
    Or Alexei Ramirez lol

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

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    Or Alexei Ramirez lol
    Also a strong comp probably on the other side of table.

    Although a raw Alexei Ramirez would be a scary sight.

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Quote Originally Posted by GIDP View Post
    Also a strong comp probably on the other side of table.

    Although a raw Alexei Ramirez would be a scary sight.
    Well, I didn't mean he was a "raw Alexei Ramirez" just that he was similar to Alexei when he came over.

    Ramirez was 26 when he signed with the Sox, and skipped the minor leagues. Seems like the best comparison to me.

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Quote Originally Posted by reds44 View Post
    Well, I didn't mean he was a "raw Alexei Ramirez" just that he was similar to Alexei when he came over.

    Ramirez was 26 when he signed with the Sox, and skipped the minor leagues. Seems like the best comparison to me.
    Yea I was thinking more along the lines of a raw Yunel. Who knows its all speculation anyways so does it matter if we are correct? lol nope. Hopefully hes more like Yunel than Alexei though.

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Quote Originally Posted by TC81190 View Post
    I know this is an absolute longshot, but I wonder if we could see him with the team this year given his advanced age.
    From Jorge Arangure's twitter:

    because of his age and defensive ability would not shock me to see him in the majors this year

    http://twitter.com/jorgearangure

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez

    Might be a guy the Reds would like to pair with Chapman in AAA. Both are from Cuba, and could help each other with homesickness that has a tendency to hit players from far away lands. Just speculation on my part.
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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez?

    Some more stuff on Perez from Cubanballplayers.com.

    Félix Pérez is looking for a second chance

    Ex Isla player Félix Pérez earned great reviews when he hit the longest ball anyone has seen a player hit a ball at the Yankees complex. Pérez blasted the first pitch he saw sending the ball over the building in right field.

    The next day, he led off with a home run at the Cubs complex

    http://www.cubanballplayers.com/?s=Felix+Perez

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    Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez?

    This seems like an odd case to me. At 24-25 that is awfully old for a prospect, especially one considered raw.


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