Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez - Page 2 - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

LoganBuck · 05-16-2010, 11:37 PM

24 or 25? Color me skeptical. When did he defect?

NorrisHopper30 · 05-16-2010, 11:40 PM

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

reds44 · 05-16-2010, 11:40 PM

Jocketty: We don't have a deal.

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

Quote:

"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."

reds44 · 05-16-2010, 11:42 PM

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

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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.

LoganBuck · 05-16-2010, 11:46 PM

Essentially a super raw Drew Stubbs??

Edd Roush · 05-16-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NorrisHopper30

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.

GIDP · 05-16-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LoganBuck

Essentially a super raw Drew Stubbs??

Or Yunel Escobar.

reds44 · 05-16-2010, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GIDP

Or Yunel Escobar.

Or Alexei Ramirez lol

GIDP · 05-17-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by reds44

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.

reds44 · 05-17-2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GIDP

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.

GIDP · 05-17-2010, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by reds44

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.

OnBaseMachine · 05-17-2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TC81190

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

KoryMac5 · 05-17-2010, 11:40 AM

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.

OnBaseMachine · 05-17-2010, 11:51 AM

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

bucksfan2 · 05-17-2010, 12:02 PM

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

05-16-2010, 11:37 PM	#16
LoganBuck I hate the Cubs Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,580	Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez 24 or 25? Color me skeptical. When did he defect? __________________ Whenever you get mad over a called strike or ball on a close pitch, it's the equivalent of being mad at the QB pump-faking one time before throwing a pass in your average NFL game. ---Caveat Emperor

05-16-2010, 11:40 PM	#17
NorrisHopper30 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Milford, Clifton Posts: 1,585	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? __________________ Follow me on twitter @EricLilly7 Check out my Reds blog! Hit me up with any advice on it at anytime, it's always appreciated. http://redscheatsheet.blogspot.com/

05-16-2010, 11:46 PM	#20
LoganBuck I hate the Cubs Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,580	Re: Reds to sign Cuban OF Felix Perez Essentially a super raw Drew Stubbs?? __________________ Whenever you get mad over a called strike or ball on a close pitch, it's the equivalent of being mad at the QB pump-faking one time before throwing a pass in your average NFL game. ---Caveat Emperor

05-17-2010, 11:40 AM	#28
KoryMac5 Kmac5 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Waterloo, NY Posts: 3,661	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. __________________ If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.

05-17-2010, 11:51 AM	#29
OnBaseMachine Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,655	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 __________________ I miss Adam Dunn.

05-17-2010, 12:02 PM	#30
bucksfan2 Waitin til next year Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 9,610	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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