The Cleveland Indians today announced they have acquired RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for INF/OF Mark DeRosa.
Perez, 23 (turns 24 July 1), has spent the majority of the 2009 season in the Cardinals bullpen going 1-1 with 1 save and a 4.18 ERA (23.2IP, 17H, 12R/11ER, 15BB, 30K) in 29 appearances. He began the 2009 season at AAA Memphis going 1-0 with 2 saves and a 0.00 ERA (4.0IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 4K) in 3 appearances before being recalled to St. Louis on April 15th. Perez has limited Major League hitters to a .195 (17-87) average against, including a .180 (11-61) mark against right-handed hitters. He currently has allowed just 2 of 15 (13.3%) inherited runners to score, which is 6th best in the National League and is averaging 11.4 strikeouts per 9.0IP (ranks T20th in the NL in relief SO w/30).
Last year, the Tampa, FL native began the season at AAA Memphis but spent the majority of the season in St. Louis after being promoted on May 16th. He was 3-3 with 7 saves and a 3.46 ERA (41.2IP, 34H, 18R/16ER, 22BB, 42K) in 41 appearances with Cardinals in 2008 and after his second recall on August 6 spent time as the club’s closer, recording 7 saves in 9 chances. Following the season Perez was named the 3rd best prospect in the Cardinals organization and the 12th best prospect in the Pacific Coast League by Baseball America. He was originally selected in the first round (“sandwich pick”, 42nd overall) by the Cardinals in the 2006 First-Year Player draft out of the University of Miami (FL).
DeRosa, acquired by the Indians in the off-season, batted .270 (75-278) with 47 runs scored, 13 doubles, 13HR and 50RBI in 71 games for the Tribe. Perez will report to the Major League club in the coming days. The Indians will receive the player to be named on or before September 1.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
DeRosa Traded To Cardinals For Perez & PTBNL
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9 comments:
Tony,
Any word if Brantley is on his way up? He only played half of the game today in Columbus.
No. Asdrubal will be taking the roster spot.
i know that, but that leaves the everyday left field job to francisco. would not be surprised if brantley or laporta are up by the middle of next week.
For right now, they're staying where they are. It is possible by mid-week that something gives.
Actually, Indians are left with three outfielders, though Barfield/Gimenez/Carroll can play some out there. Still, expect when Asdrubal is reactivated that they send out Barfield or Gimenez, and expect us to replace DeRosa's roster spot with one of Crowe, LaPorta, or Brantley. Odds are it will be LaPorta, though they may call up two and have LaPorta go to 1B and Crowe/Brantley to LF.
I would expect IF they called up two OF, the second would be Crowe over Brantley.
Tony, I don't know that much about Archer or Gaub, or Stevens really. Do you think we came out ahead in this deal? A lot depends on the PTBNL, I guess.
Next years pen should be Wood, Betancourt, Perez, Perez, Putnam, Sipp and Tomlin.
Other options include Sowers, Lewis, Smith, Meloan.
Since the PTBNL portion of this deal is supposedly a significant part of this deal, I have to (as hard as it may be) bite my tongue in praising or tearing apart this deal. I am one who generally likes the facts and all the info to come in before I go spouting off good/bad.
That said....Perez is very intriguing and is a heck of a pickup, and I can only imagine the PTBNL and what that will be. By the same token, I liked Stevems, Archer, and Gaub a lot though neither of those three are in Perez' class.
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