Bucs Make Waiver Claim

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:47 pm

The Bucs have claimed catcher Michael Pérez off waivers from a Tampa. I would think both Murphy and Maile will be designated very soon. Looking at his stats, he is not a huge hitter, but his defense appears very good. With Stallings we have a righty and lefty hitter which is a nice combination.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:28 pm

Here's some information on Perez from when Tampa acquired him:

https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2 ... ael-perez/

some info about him prior to the 2020 season:

https://www.rotoballer.com/player-news/ ... ies/728810

Looks like the Rays are going back to the drawing board. They declined Zunino's option, which was only 4.5 million.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:46 pm

113730252C20372129420 wrote: Here's some information on Perez from when Tampa acquired him:

https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2 ... ael-perez/

some info about him prior to the 2020 season:

https://www.rotoballer.com/player-news/ ... ies/728810

Looks like the Rays are going back to the drawing board. They declined Zunino's option, which was only 4.5 million.
Both articles make reference of Perez fine defensive skills. It appears we now have a couple of good defensive catchers.

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:49 pm

In 2008 Tampa had catcher injuries and the Pirates flipped a minor league catcher named Michel Hernandez to them on August 31. The injuries persisted, and Hernandez ended up on the Rays' (losing) World Series roster. It would be cool if this was the same guy, but the names are different so it's probably not.

WildwoodDave · Post by **WildwoodDave** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:04 pm

4F4342191019111C1B041E290 wrote: Here's some information on Perez from when Tampa acquired him:

https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2 ... ael-perez/

some info about him prior to the 2020 season:

https://www.rotoballer.com/player-news/ ... ies/728810

Looks like the Rays are going back to the drawing board. They declined Zunino's option, which was only 4.5 million.
Both articles make reference of Perez fine defensive skills. It appears we now have a couple of good defensive catchers.
Stallings hit 248 this shortened season which was above average for this years club.

GreenWeenie · Post by **GreenWeenie** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:50 am

242829727B727A77706F75420 wrote: The Bucs have claimed catcher Michael Pérez off waivers from a Tampa. I would think both Murphy and Maile will be designated very soon. Looking at his stats, he is not a huge hitter, but his defense appears very good. With Stallings we have a righty and lefty hitter which is a nice combination.

Just another guy who can't hit MLB pitching and we wonder why we lose.