SALVADOR PEREZ RUMORS
Salvador Perez Is Coming Back
While throwing to rookie Salvador Perez in the second half of 2011, Kansas City Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar had his most consistent run of success in his career.
Luke Hochevar has been an enigma for most of his career. Early on, he was mostly bad with a few starts here and there that showed the ability that the Royals saw when they drafted him 1st overall in the 2006 amateur draft...
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Royals' Salvador Perez has surgery
Royals catcher Salvador Perez had surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss at least three months.
The surgery was performed at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles by Dr. Clarence Shields and team physician Dr. Vincent Key. The doctors said Perez will need 12-14 weeks to recover.
The 21-year-old Perez hurt his knee while warming up pitcher Jonathan...
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March 16, 2012
Royals' Perez to miss 3-4 months after knee surgery
Remember Salvador Perez, the Royals catcher who the team recently signed to a long extension for seven figures total? Well, Perez underwent surgery this morning to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, and he's expected to be out 12 to 14 weeks.
This is a huge blow for a youthful Royals team. While Perez had minimal experience in the major leagues, the team was clearly counting...
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
Salvador Perez Suffers Knee Injury
Salvador Perez won’t be ready for Opening Day.
Less than a month after the Kansas City Royals rewarded him with a five-year, $7 million contract, Perez now has a meniscus tear — an injury serious enough that the Royals decided to send its starting catcher back to Kansas City for surgery. Now that there’s some uncertainty surrounding Perez, it’s unclear how the...
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March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
Royals injured C Perez returning to KC
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez said Wednesday on Twitter that he's returning to Kansas City after hurting his knee.
He injured his knee while warming up starting pitcher Jonathan Perez in the bullpen before a 7-5 victory Tuesday over the Cincinnati Reds. Perez caught the first inning, but left with a noticeable limp and was replaced by Cody Clark.
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March 14, 2012
Can Perez end up the best Royals catcher ever?
Even though catcher Salvador Perez played in just 39 games for the Royals last season, baseball people and baseball fans quickly began to run out of ways to adequately describe the 21-year-old's talent.
Perez was called a "natural," or a "freak of nature," and quite simply the "best catching prospect the Royals have ever had."
Perez's unique...
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March 07, 2012
Let's Slow Down on Salvador Perez
Kansas City Royal fans have a lot to be excited about with the approaching 2012 season. They have a roster full of exciting, young player with more on the way. And now the Royals are taking a page out of the Rays' small market handbook by extending contracts to young players. It was announced today that Salvador Perez was signed through his control years with a five year deal...
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March 02, 2012
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March 02, 2012
Perez, Royals sign 7M, 5-year deal
SURPRISE, ARIZ. (AP) Salvador Perez wants to play in Kansas City for a long time, and the Royals are going to give him that chance.
The 21-year-old catcher agreed to a five-year contract worth 7 million on Monday. The contract includes club options for three more years that could keep Perez with the Royals through the 2019 season.
"I'm very happy," Perez said. "...
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February 28, 2012
C Salvador Perez, Royals sign $7M, 5-year deal
The Kansas City Royals have signed catcher Salvador Perez to a five-year contract worth $7 million.
The team announced the deal Monday. The contract includes club options for three more years that could keep Perez with the Royals through the 2019. If Perez reached all the performance bonuses and incentives, the contract could be worth $26.75 million over eight years.
The 21-year...
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February 27, 2012
Salvador Perez, 2012 Fantasy Sleeper
If you got into football a little early (shame on you) and stopped paying attention to baseball, you probably missed out on what Salvador Perez did. He got 158 plate appearances for the Royals down the stretch and hit .331/.361/.473 with three HRs.
Of course that is a slightly limited sample, he had a .362 BABIP and won’t be 22 until May – all red flags.
So, why do...
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February 02, 2012
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February 02, 2012
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