If the Reds do sign him is there a chance he'll be on the big league roster next year instead of Nix?
If the Reds do sign him is there a chance he'll be on the big league roster next year instead of Nix?
just went official reds signed him
Reds have officially signed Felix Perez.
From Mark Sheldon:
http://marksheldon.mlblogs.com/archi...d_by_reds.htmlCuban OF signed by Reds
The Reds announced the signing of Cuban outfielder Felix Perez on Monday.
Perez is 25 and bats and throws left-handed. See the post from last night for his background
There is a conference call coming in a few minutes and I have something soon.
Yep and apparently hes 25 years old.
Worth taking a chance on.
Perez is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, bats left, throws left.
More from C. Trent:
Perez got $550K from #Reds. He is 25, been in D.R. 2 years. Just eligible from MLB to sign last week or so. Will be in at least AA this year
http://twitter.com/ctrent
Perez is 25. #Reds got him for $550,000. A 5-tool player. BBavasi: "He's a baseball rat. He loves to play." Will start in A, move to AA.
From Fay twitter
Think we'll see him playing tomorrow in A?
That may be too soon. If he doesn't start with a team within the next few days, I wouldn't expect to see him with a minor league team until Early-Mid June.
If he's a five tool player and a baseball rat, that sounds like a good thing to me. I understand he's older, but better late than never.
He better move quick. If he's not MLB caliber by age 26 or so, he's not MLB caliber.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
From John Fay's blog:
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/201...perez-signing/Perez will be go to Arizona as soon as he gets his visa. The Reds will evaluate him there.
“He may end up at Dayton or Lynchburg,” Bavasi said. “But because of his age, he needs to get to Double-A quickly.”
think hes starting in A
It's not that he will have proven that he just isn't good enough. It's that the physical abilities which allow people to be good ballplayers start to decline earlier than many people think. The late 20's is the nexus of physical ability and skill/approach development. That's no different for a guy who's been playing elsewhere.
If he can't get his skills to MLB caliber soon, his physical decline beginning in his late 20's will begin to offset any further gains he makes. I'm not saying he needs to reach his potential by 26 or 27. But he needs to be at a level where he can compete. If not, there will just be too much more ground to make up and not enough time to do it before he starts losing the athleticism.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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