Franklin Pérez
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-06) December 6, 1997
Valencia, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Franklin Eduardo Pérez Montoya (born December 6, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Career

Houston Astros

Pérez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in July 2014.[1] He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Astros and was promoted to the Gulf Coast Astros later that season.[2] He posted a combined 1–4 record and 4.50 ERA in 50 innings pitched between both teams. He pitched 2016 with the Quad Cities River Bandits[3] where he went 3–3 with a 2.84 ERA in 66.2 innings. He began 2017 with the Buies Creek Astros and after pitching to a 4–2 record and 2.98 ERA was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks in July where he posted a 3.09 ERA in 32 innings.

Detroit Tigers

On August 31, 2017, the Astros traded Pérez to the Detroit Tigers, along with Jake Rogers and Daz Cameron, for Justin Verlander.[4] The Tigers assigned him to the Erie SeaWolves but he did not play for them in 2017.[5][6]

Prior to the 2018 season, he was rated as the Tigers top prospect and one of the top prospects in the minors overall.[7][8][9] Due to a recurrence of a lat injury he suffered in 2017, Perez played in just seven games between the Gulf Coast Tigers and the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2018.[10] In those seven games, he went 0–2 with a 6.52 ERA in 19 innings. The Tigers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[11] Perez appeared in just two games for Lakeland in 2019 due to chronic shoulder injuries.[10]

Pérez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] Pérez was added to the Tigers’ 60-man player pool for the 2020 season but did not play in a major league game, instead playing the season at the alternate training site.[13]

On May 11, 2021, it was announced that Pérez would undergo surgery on his pitching shoulder, putting him out for “awhile”.[14] The next day, Pérez was placed on waivers by Detroit.[15] On May 14, Pérez re-signed with the Tigers organization on a minor league contract.[16]

In 2022, he returned to action, making 10 starts for the rookie–level Florida Complex League Tigers, and struggling to a 9.59 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 25+1⁄3 innings pitched.[17] In 2023, he made 10 appearances split between the FCL Tigers and Lakeland, posting a cumulative 6.89 ERA with 7 strikeouts in 15+2⁄3 innings of work. On August 4, 2023, Pérez was released by the Tigers organization.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Astros Sign No. 15 International Prospect Franklin Perez". BaseballAmerica.com. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Young, Matt (April 7, 2016). "Top 20 Astros prospects to keep an eye on this season - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "River Bandits' Perez on right track". MiLB.com. August 14, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Astros trade for pitcher Justin Verlander". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tigers' teen prospect Franklin Perez knocking on the door".
  6. ↑ "Franklin Perez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Meet Franklin Perez: Why Detroit Tigers top prospect 'the real deal'".
  8. ↑ "Tigers' Franklin Perez doesn't shy from top-prospect label". 10 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tigers top prospect Perez braced for a rapid ascension".
  10. 1 2 Lynn Henning (August 21, 2019). "Tigers remain hopeful as shoulder woes knock Franklin Perez's development off track". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ Lynn Henning (November 19, 2018). "Tigers add Franklin Perez to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 draft". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled".
  13. ↑ "Tigers Announce Initial 60-Man Player Pool".
  14. ↑ "Tigers' Franklin Perez to Undergo Shoulder Surgery".
  15. ↑ "Tigers Select Eric Haase, Put Franklin Perez on Release Waivers".
  16. ↑ "Tigers Re-Sign Franklin Perez to Minors Deal".
  17. ↑ "Franklin Pérez - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Detroit Tigers release prospect Franklin Pérez, the centerpiece of Justin Verlander trade". freep.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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