Williams Pérez

Williams David Pérez Montes (born May 21, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Montes.
Williams Pérez
Pérez with the Atlanta Braves in 2016 spring training
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1991-05-21) May 21, 1991
Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 8, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record9–9
Earned run average5.18
Strikeouts100
Teams

Career

Atlanta Braves

Pérez signed with the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 2009.[1][2] The Braves added him to the team's 40-man roster on November 19, 2014.[3]

He was promoted to the major leagues on May 6, 2015.[4] Pérez debuted two days later, yielding two walks, two hits and four runs, while recording one out against the Washington Nationals.[5] He was then added to the starting rotation and made his first start, a no decision against the Tampa Bay Rays, on May 20, 2015.[6] Pérez made a total of 14 starts in his rookie season. In his first eight starts, he recorded a 2.27 ERA, then was placed on the disabled list in July with a bruised left foot. Upon his return to the active roster, Pérez made six more starts, in which his ERA was 9.87, before being demoted to AAA Gwinnett on August 29.[7]

Pérez opened the 2016 season in the Braves starting rotation and made three appearances before he was optioned to Gwinnett on April 20.[8] He was recalled on May 11, and earned the win in that night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.[9] While facing the San Diego Padres on June 6, Pérez pitched five innings and left the game with an injury. Two days later, he was diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain and was placed on the disabled list.[10] He was reactivated on September 6 to start against the Washington Nationals.[11] After losing to the Nationals, Pérez was removed from his next start against the New York Mets in the midst of the third inning.[12] The Braves released Pérez after the 2016 season.[13]

Chicago Cubs

On February 4, 2017, Pérez signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[14] On January 25, 2018, Perez resigned a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs.[15] On February 18, 2018, the Cubs released Pérez.[16]

Seattle Mariners

On June 5, 2018, Perez signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners.[17] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

St. Louis Cardinals

On November 12, 2018, Perez signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Perez elected free agency after the season on November 4, 2019.

Scouting report

Pérez primarily throws three pitches: a sinker, curveball, and changeup. All three offerings have a tendency to sink. Despite this, during his first season, Pérez gave up more fly balls on the latter two pitches than other pitchers did.[18] During his minor league career, however, Pérez was known as a ground ball pitcher.[19] Perez has continued to be a ground-ball pitcher at the major-league level, posting a ground-ball rate of 50.9% in 2015,[20] compared to a league-average rate of 45.3%.[21]

Personal life

On February 9, 2018, Pérez was arrested in Venezuela after he shot and killed Cesar Quintero, his 52-year old coach. The shooting was accidental and police ruled out foul play.[22][23]

See also

References
  1. Sickels, John (June 17, 2015). "A sleeper who woke up: Braves rookie Williams Perez". Minor League Ball. SBNation. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. Bradley, Mark (August 12, 2015). "Perez offers another glimpse of the Braves' young pitching". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. Bowman, Mark (November 19, 2014). "Top prospect Peraza among Braves' roster additions". MLB.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. Cooper, Jon (May 6, 2015). "Braves recall Perez, option Kohn to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  5. Cristodero, Damian (May 8, 2015). "Perez battles command in big league debut". MLB.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  6. Bowman, Mark (May 20, 2015). "Perez impressive in first Major League start". MLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  7. Bowman, Mark (August 29, 2015). "Braves option Perez, leaving rotation vacancy". MLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  8. Bowman, Mark (April 20, 2016). "Braves could tab Foltynewicz or Blair to start". MLB.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  9. Bowman, Mark (May 12, 2016). "Perez rises to occasion on hectic day". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  10. Bowman, Mark (June 8, 2016). "Braves' Perez hopeful for minimum DL stay". MLB.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  11. Cunningham, Michael (September 6, 2016). "Braves rally but fall to Nats". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  12. Bowman, Mark (September 11, 2016). "Perez exits in third with apparent injury". MLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  13. Bowman, Mark (December 8, 2016). "Braves select righty Rivero in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  14. Byrne, Connor (February 4, 2017). "Cubs Sign Williams Perez To Minor League Contract". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  15. "Cubs invite Gimenez, 18 other players to major league camp". Associated Press. January 25, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  16. Gonzales, Mark (February 18, 2018). "Joe Maddon knows managing Cubs playing time won't be easy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  17. Eddy, Matt (June 10, 2018). "Minor League Transactions". Baseball America. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  18. "Player Card: Williams Pérez". Brooks Baseball. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  19. Karaman, Wilson (June 2, 2015). "Who Is This Williams Perez?". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  20. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=11592&position=P
  21. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=2&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ss&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0
  22. Birch, Tommy (February 12, 2018). "Report: Iowa Cubs pitcher arrested after accidental shooting that killed coach". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  23. Townsend, Mark (February 9, 2018). "Report: Cubs pitcher involved in accidental shooting that killed former coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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