SALVADOR PEREZ RUMORS
New lineup has Royals streaking
The Royals are suddenly red hot, winners of seven of their last eight games.
Kansas City just completed a six-game winning streak and a change in the lineup may have been a catalyst for the recent surge.
Frustrated by a lack of success on offense and in the standings, manager Ned Yost reportedly sought help from the Royals front office in putting together an optimal lineup. After...
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Commenter mcb brought up an interesting point about the importance of Torii Hunter’s play Monday night on the Salvador Perez 2-run triple. I agree that a conventional back-up of CF Avisail Garcia would have held Perez to a double. Two runs would have scored either way, but with Perez on 2B instead of 3B...
Perez Dominates with Defense
by John Viril—For many people, the story of Monday’s 3-1 home opening win was Ervin Santana‘s strong start or the Royals’ three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth. For me, it was all about Salvador Perez‘s defense.
Perez made two massive plays that will seem little more than footnotes in the box score.
In the first inning, Perez bailed out a wobbling Santana by throwing...
Salvador Perez is a Mere Mortal
by John Viril— Opening Day means very little in the grand scheme of things. Your team’s year is rarely foreshadowed by what happens in 1 of 162 regular season games. Yet, because that one game becomes the entirety of data that we have about our team, we cannot help but make a few judgments. Consequently, I cautiously make this observation from yesterday’s opening day loss to...
Travis d’Arnaud, Sal Perez and the International Draft
by John Viril—
Baseball personnel evaluators generally recognize Travis d’Arnaud as the top catching prospect in baseball. He’s a former first round draft pick, he has been named to four consecutive top 100 prospect lists by Baseball America and he was the centerpiece for this winter’s trade that moved 2012 National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey from the Mets to Toronto...
Royals' Perez making his mark at, and behind, plate
Salvador Perez had knee surgery in spring training, and it kept him out of the Kansas City Royals' lineup until June 22. That left a big void in the middle of the batting order and behind the plate. Perez was a major reason the Royals routed the Minnesota Twins 9-1 Tuesday night. He went 2-for-4, drove in a run and scored a run in extending his hitting streak to a career...
Perez's size, work ethic leads to success
Too big to fail.
That seems to be how managers, coaches and scouts feel about Royals catcher Salvador Perez's career.
"A guy with his size (6-feet-3, 250 pounds) and his athletic ability and his work ethic," said one Royals scout, "Simply don't fail. He's that special and rare combination."
Said Royals manager Ned Yost, "I've been in this...
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August 03, 2012
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Kansas City Royals trade rumors
With a 37-47 record at the break, the Kansas City Royals appear poised to be one of the few true sellers at the trade deadline. The spring of 2012 was forged with great promise in BBQ City but has been met with typical substandard play and disappointment.
The worst offender has been the pitching staff. KC’s team ERA of 4.35 ranks 24th in the big leagues. The combined ERA of their...
Royals Fans Anxiously Awaiting Return of Salvador Perez
The Royals finished off a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in walk off fashion on Thursday night (4-3), the big hit being a 2 out 2 RBI single in the bottom of the ninth provided by Bryan Pena. It was a great moment for the Royals catcher, a position that has been one of the biggest holes for the Royals organization over the years.
Meanwhile down in AAA, The Omaha Storm Chasers...
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
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