Braves Claim OF Eury Perez From Yankees

[dak]

No news on corresponding move yet, as 40-man is full, but maybe today is the day that Constanza's card gets pulled.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/0...m-yankees.html

[bravesnumberone]

Lol

[Tapate50]

Braves claimed OF Eury Perez off waivers from the Yankees.
It's a good landing spot for the 24-year-old, as the Braves are lacking outfield depth following the trades of Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Evan Gattis. Perez is a career .305/.360/.384 hitter in the minors and has plenty of speed. He should crack the Opening Day roster as a backup.

[dak]

@grantmcauley
OF Eury Perez ranked among @BaseballAmerica's Top 25 #Nationals prospects (high as No. 7 in 2013) since 2010 - with 80 speed on 20-80 scale.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Could be our Lorenzo Cain.

[Hawk]

These are the kind of acquisitions I could live with all day.

[Dalyn]

These are the kind of acquisitions I could live with all day.

Yep.

[bravebonebook]

Wow! Seven posts in 30 minutes and nothing negative written yet!!

[seanyates]

I like it.

[jpx7]

Wow! Seven posts in 30 minutes and nothing negative written yet!!

Nothing, that is, until your post.

[MadduxFanII]

One of the few upsides to a season like the one we're facing is that you have a chance to safely evaluate fringe guys like this. The Indians were awful from 02-04, but they used those years to give a lot of overlooked players a ton of at-bats, and they ended up discovering that Casey Blake was a pretty solid player. Maybe Perez can steal enough bases and play good enough defense to justify a place on a big league roster. No reason at all we shouldn't figure that out this season.

[Julio3000]

Yeah, good move. I like it a lot more than signing 3rd-tier FAs.

[Julio3000]

One of the few upsides to a season like the one we're facing is that you have a chance to safely evaluate fringe guys like this. The Indians were awful from 02-04, but they used those years to give a lot of overlooked players a ton of at-bats, and they ended up discovering that Casey Blake was a pretty solid player. Maybe Perez can steal enough bases and play good enough defense to justify a place on a big league roster. No reason at all we shouldn't figure that out this season.

I'd rather do this than see Gomes and KJ, honestly. Like I said in another thread, I'm gonna watch anyway.

[Dalyn]

I'm really looking forward to seeing what _____________ can do with less _____________ and more __________. Should be interesting.

[Julio3000]

I'm really looking forward to seeing what _____________ can do with less _____________ and more __________. Should be interesting.

I'll play!

Fredi, combined BMI, grit.

[thethe]

Wow! Seven posts in 30 minutes and nothing negative written yet!!

There was something at the time of your post.

[emk418]

These are the kind of acquisitions I could live with all day.

Exactly. The guy is young and talented. Much better then wasting a spot on Constanza.

[Julio3000]

Exactly. The guy is young and talented. Much better then wasting a spot on Constanza.

^^^^^^
1000X

[Enscheff]

Terrible signing. If the team is bound to be awful, can't they at least make an effort to find more guys with amusing names? I'm soooo sick of the Johnson, Wood and BJ jokes.

[Julio3000]

What? Wang, Wandy, Winkler, and that cuban chick Dian aren't enough for you?