Mike's Mets Player Review Series: Michael Perez
The New York Mets' season is over. This series looks at the players from A to W. It will look at their season statistics, stories and what role they will have next season. Today we look back at catcher Michael Perez.
Minor League (2 teams) played 25 games, played 77 at bats, had a .208 batting average, 16 hits, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 12 RBIs, 6 runs scored, 13 walks, and a.651 OPS.
Michael Perez played 39 games in the Major Leagues for Pittsburgh Pirates. He had a .150 batting average, 16 hits, 6 home runs, 11 RBIs, 8 runs scored, 1 stolen base, and a -0.2 WAR.
New York Mets have played 6 games in the Major Leagues. They have a .143 batting average, 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored.
Michael Perez was the backup catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was waived in July and the Mets acquired him from the Pirates for cash considerations and assigned him to AAA Syracuse. Perez spent 10 days there as the back-up and had a hit against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets sent him back to Syracuse on August 26th and he spent the rest of the regular season with Syracuse, where he had 16 plate appearances.
Michael Perez is a free agent after the season. He is currently playing winter ball to attract interest from big league clubs. The Mets have three catchers on their 40-man roster: Tomas Nido, Francisco Alvarez and newly acquired Omar Narvaez.
