The Latin contingent of pitchers in the Cleveland Indians Minor League system is becoming a strength with the emergence of Kelvin De La Cruz, Hector Rondon, and at the big league level Fausto Carmona. You can now add another Dominican to the list, right hander Alexander Perez. Perez is currently dominating the South Atlantic League as a member of the Lake County Captains. He has struck out 23 batters in 22 2/3 innings while walking 7. Perez has yet to record a decision, but has posted a 1.99 ERA in four starts. While only being in the organization for 2 years, Perez has made great progress already pitching in Low A ball at the young age of 19. At 6'2 and only 160 lbs, Alexander has some room to fill out his physique and improve on his 92 MPH fastball, but posts an impressive curveball and changeup, a plus at such a young age. His ground ball to fly ball ratio thusfar is an impressive 2-1, similar to that of Carmona. Look for Perez later this summer to move on up to Kinston with a shot at Akron sometime in 2010.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Down on the Farm Report: Alexander Perez
The Latin contingent of pitchers in the Cleveland Indians Minor League system is becoming a strength with the emergence of Kelvin De La Cruz, Hector Rondon, and at the big league level Fausto Carmona. You can now add another Dominican to the list, right hander Alexander Perez. Perez is currently dominating the South Atlantic League as a member of the Lake County Captains. He has struck out 23 batters in 22 2/3 innings while walking 7. Perez has yet to record a decision, but has posted a 1.99 ERA in four starts. While only being in the organization for 2 years, Perez has made great progress already pitching in Low A ball at the young age of 19. At 6'2 and only 160 lbs, Alexander has some room to fill out his physique and improve on his 92 MPH fastball, but posts an impressive curveball and changeup, a plus at such a young age. His ground ball to fly ball ratio thusfar is an impressive 2-1, similar to that of Carmona. Look for Perez later this summer to move on up to Kinston with a shot at Akron sometime in 2010.
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