Eury Perez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Miami Marlins #1 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 70/High
  
  Track Record: Perez has grown by leaps and bounds since the Marlins signed him in 2019. That's true physically and regarding his status in the sport. He's gone from a wiry 6-foot-5 to a thicker, more sturdy build at 6-foot-8 and 220 pounds and has used the extra strength to amplify his arsenal and blossom into one of the game's top pitching prospects. Perez's official debut was delayed a year by the pandemic, but the Marlins were so confident in his abilities that they jumped him straight to Low-A Jupiter for his 2021 professional debut. Not only was he pitching in Low-A at 17, but he was also pitching in a league where the Automated Ball-Strike system was being tested, meaning that there was no leeway in terms of control--either hit the strike zone or it's a ball. Under those conditions and with no professional experience, Perez thrived. He used an exemplary pitch mix to pound the zone with consistent, quality strikes until the Marlins moved him to High-A Beloit, where he faced slightly more resistance but was still quite impressive. Miami continued its aggressive tact with Perez when they assigned him to Double-A to open the 2022 season. His first start of the year came as an 18-year-old, making him the youngest pitcher at the level. After a couple of inconsistent turns, Perez found his groove on April 29, when he fired five one-hit innings with 12 strikeouts. The next two months were marked by pure dominance. He posted sub-2.50 ERAs in May and June before a strained lat muscle derailed his progress. He returned in time to help Double-A Pensacola win the Southern League championship and punctuated the win by striking out the first eight hitters in the decisive Game 3 against Tennessee.
  
  Scouting Report: Perez's allure is simple: He combines a powerful four-pitch mix with athleticism and command that ranks as exceptional for anyone but jumps off the page for someone of his size. His added strength has amplified his repertoire, which begins with a fastball that sits in the mid 90s and touches triple digits. Perez's excellent body control helps him command his fastball better than would be expected for someone his size. He worked hard to command the top of the strike zone in 2022 and elevate his fastball for swings and misses. In 2021, Perez employed a curveball and a changeup. His changeup is his best offspeed pitch and grades as the best in the system, with outstanding fade and sink away from lefthanded hitters. In 2022, he added a slider to give his arsenal a more powerful breaking pitch that also would serve as an effective weapon against righthanders. The mid-80s pitch grades as a potential plus offering. Perez's spike curveball is a two-plane breaker that serves as an effective strike-stealer early in counts and grades as at least above-average, though some evaluators have it a tick higher.
  
  The Future: Perez has the ceiling of a true ace. He's the clear-cut best prospect in Miami's system and a candidate for the sport's best pitching prospect.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 60. Slider: 60. Changeup: 60. Control: 65
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #1 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: As an amateur, Perez was already 6-foot-5 and a lanky 155 pounds when he signed with the Marlins for $200,000. He’s gained both height and weight since then, reaching 6-8, 200 pounds, but has maintained his surprising body control and coordination. Perez’s first shot at a professional debut was scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic, though he did attend Miami’s instructional league. He proved advanced enough to skip over both extended spring training and the Florida Complex League and opened the 2021 season in the rotation at Low-A Jupiter, where he dominated despite being the youngest player in the spot on Opening Day. His finest moment came on Aug. 7, when he struck out a season-high 11 hitters in 4.2 no-hit innings against Tampa. Perez proved advanced enough to move to High-A Beloit for four starts at season’s end. He was excellent after the promotion as well, with his only real clunker coming in his last start of the season against Cleveland phenom Daniel Espino.
  
  Scouting Report: Perez’s success can be credited to the three C’s: coordination, control and command. All of these would be solid for any 18-year-old pitcher getting his first shot at pro ball, but given the circumstances surrounding the canceled 2020 season and his massive frame, they were exceptional. Perez works with a three-pitch mix of a four-seam fastball, changeup and curveball, the first two of which already show the makings of plus or better offerings. His fastball ranges between 93-96 mph and has touched a few ticks higher while settling in at an average of roughly 95 mph with excellent riding life up in the zone. The Marlins were pleased with the pitch’s analytical characteristics and the way it played against more experienced hitters. Perez’s changeup, which averaged 83 mph, shows solid fading action when he properly executes it. Other times it plays too firm and he’ll at times slow his arm down when he throws it. Nevertheless, this changeup projects to eventually be a plus offering, and he is willing to throw it in any count and against both righties and lefties. Perez’s curveball parks in the 77-80 mph range and needs the most work of his secondary pitches. He spins the ball well and uses his curveball as an early-count offering to steal strikes, but he needs to add more consistency and power to the offering to help it realize its average to above-average potential. Despite his already massive frame, Perez still has plenty of projection remaining. The Marlins have tasked him with gaining roughly 20 more pounds of good weight so he can add more power behind his already dynamic arsenal and take on an even bigger workload.
  
  The Future: After a successful stint at High-A to end his season, Perez is likely to return to the level to begin 2022, when he’ll be among the youngest players in the league. He has the upside of a front-end starter. He’s part of a group of young, talented Marlins pitchers that also includes fellow prospects Sixto Sanchez, Edward Cabrera, Max Meyer and Jake Eder.
  

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Florida State League #5 prospect in 2021
  Perez was the youngest player in the minor leagues on Opening Day, but he spent the season pitching with the poise of a veteran. His combination of stuff, athleticism and youth opened evaluators’ eyes and established Perez as the latest in the Marlins’ stockpile of high-end arms. Combined with a late-season promotion to High-A, Perez whiffed 108 hitters in 78 innings, the most by any 18-year-old pitcher this season. He comes by his strikeouts with a three-pitch arsenal that starts with a mid-90s fastball and a potentially plus changeup as his two best weapons. His slider has a chance to get to above-average or better, but it needs the most work at this point. Even more impressive, Perez showed the athleticism to control his long levers and pound the strike zone with his arsenal.

Top 100 Rankings

• Ranked Baseball America's #7 prospect in 2023
• Ranked Baseball America's #48 prospect in 2022

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 70/High
  
  Track Record: Perez has grown by leaps and bounds since the Marlins signed him in 2019. That's true physically and regarding his status in the sport. He's gone from a wiry 6-foot-5 to a thicker, more sturdy build at 6-foot-8 and 220 pounds and has used the extra strength to amplify his arsenal and blossom into one of the game's top pitching prospects. Perez's official debut was delayed a year by the pandemic, but the Marlins were so confident in his abilities that they jumped him straight to Low-A Jupiter for his 2021 professional debut. Not only was he pitching in Low-A at 17, but he was also pitching in a league where the Automated Ball-Strike system was being tested, meaning that there was no leeway in terms of control--either hit the strike zone or it's a ball. Under those conditions and with no professional experience, Perez thrived. He used an exemplary pitch mix to pound the zone with consistent, quality strikes until the Marlins moved him to High-A Beloit, where he faced slightly more resistance but was still quite impressive. Miami continued its aggressive tact with Perez when they assigned him to Double-A to open the 2022 season. His first start of the year came as an 18-year-old, making him the youngest pitcher at the level. After a couple of inconsistent turns, Perez found his groove on April 29, when he fired five one-hit innings with 12 strikeouts. The next two months were marked by pure dominance. He posted sub-2.50 ERAs in May and June before a strained lat muscle derailed his progress. He returned in time to help Double-A Pensacola win the Southern League championship and punctuated the win by striking out the first eight hitters in the decisive Game 3 against Tennessee.
  
  Scouting Report: Perez's allure is simple: He combines a powerful four-pitch mix with athleticism and command that ranks as exceptional for anyone but jumps off the page for someone of his size. His added strength has amplified his repertoire, which begins with a fastball that sits in the mid 90s and touches triple digits. Perez's excellent body control helps him command his fastball better than would be expected for someone his size. He worked hard to command the top of the strike zone in 2022 and elevate his fastball for swings and misses. In 2021, Perez employed a curveball and a changeup. His changeup is his best offspeed pitch and grades as the best in the system, with outstanding fade and sink away from lefthanded hitters. In 2022, he added a slider to give his arsenal a more powerful breaking pitch that also would serve as an effective weapon against righthanders. The mid-80s pitch grades as a potential plus offering. Perez's spike curveball is a two-plane breaker that serves as an effective strike-stealer early in counts and grades as at least above-average, though some evaluators have it a tick higher.
  
  The Future: Perez has the ceiling of a true ace. He's the clear-cut best prospect in Miami's system and a candidate for the sport's best pitching prospect.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 60. Slider: 60. Changeup: 60. Control: 65
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 70/High
  
  Track Record: Perez has grown by leaps and bounds since the Marlins signed him in 2019. That's true physically and regarding his status in the sport. He's gone from a wiry 6-foot-5 to a thicker, more sturdy build at 6-foot-8 and 220 pounds and has used the extra strength to amplify his arsenal and blossom into one of the game's top pitching prospects. Perez's official debut was delayed a year by the pandemic, but the Marlins were so confident in his abilities that they jumped him straight to Low-A Jupiter for his 2021 professional debut. Not only was he pitching in Low-A at 17, but he was also pitching in a league where the Automated Ball-Strike system was being tested, meaning that there was no leeway in terms of control--either hit the strike zone or it's a ball. Under those conditions and with no professional experience, Perez thrived. He used an exemplary pitch mix to pound the zone with consistent, quality strikes until the Marlins moved him to High-A Beloit, where he faced slightly more resistance but was still quite impressive. Miami continued its aggressive tact with Perez when they assigned him to Double-A to open the 2022 season. His first start of the year came as an 18-year-old, making him the youngest pitcher at the level. After a couple of inconsistent turns, Perez found his groove on April 29, when he fired five one-hit innings with 12 strikeouts. The next two months were marked by pure dominance. He posted sub-2.50 ERAs in May and June before a strained lat muscle derailed his progress. He returned in time to help Double-A Pensacola win the Southern League championship and punctuated the win by striking out the first eight hitters in the decisive Game 3 against Tennessee.
  
  Scouting Report: Perez's allure is simple: He combines a powerful four-pitch mix with athleticism and command that ranks as exceptional for anyone but jumps off the page for someone of his size. His added strength has amplified his repertoire, which begins with a fastball that sits in the mid 90s and touches triple digits. Perez's excellent body control helps him command his fastball better than would be expected for someone his size. He worked hard to command the top of the strike zone in 2022 and elevate his fastball for swings and misses. In 2021, Perez employed a curveball and a changeup. His changeup is his best offspeed pitch and grades as the best in the system, with outstanding fade and sink away from lefthanded hitters. In 2022, he added a slider to give his arsenal a more powerful breaking pitch that also would serve as an effective weapon against righthanders. The mid-80s pitch grades as a potential plus offering. Perez's spike curveball is a two-plane breaker that serves as an effective strike-stealer early in counts and grades as at least above-average, though some evaluators have it a tick higher.
  
  The Future: Perez has the ceiling of a true ace. He's the clear-cut best prospect in Miami's system and a candidate for the sport's best pitching prospect.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 60. Slider: 60. Changeup: 60. Control: 65
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 60/High
  
  August Update: In the first half of the season, Perez was one of the brightest pitching prospects in the sport and was one of the most impressive arms at the Futures Game. He stumbled a little bit in July, however, and landed on the IL in early August with tendinitis in his right shoulder.
  
  Track Record: As an amateur, Perez was already 6-foot-5 and a lanky 155 pounds. He&#39s gained both height and weight since then but has maintained his surprising body control and coordination. His first shot at a professional debut was scuttled by the pandemic, though he did attend Miami&#39s instructional league. He proved advanced enough this season to skip completely over both extended spring training and the Florida Complex League in lieu of an immediate spot in the rotation at Low-A Jupiter, where he dominated despite being the youngest player in the sport on Opening Day. His finest moment came on Aug. 7, when he whiffed a season-high 11 hitters in 4.2 no-hit innings against Tampa. In all, Perez proved advanced enough to move to High-A Beloit for a four-start spell at season&#39s end. He was excellent after the promotion as well, with his only real clunker coming in his last start of the season while pitted against Cleveland phenom Daniel Espino.
  
  Scouting Report: Before anything else, Perez&#39s success can be credited to the three C&#39s: coordination, control and command. All of these would be solid for any 18-year-old pitcher getting his first shot at pro ball but given the circumstances surrounding the 2020 season and his massive frame, they were exceptional. Perez works with a three-pitch mix of a four-seam fastball, changeup and curveball, the first two of which already show the makings of plus or better offerings. His fastball ranges between 93-96 mph and has touched a few ticks higher while settling in at an average of roughly 95 mph while showing excellent riding life when thrown up in the zone. The Marlins were pleased with the pitch&#39s analytical characteristics and the way it played against much more experienced hitters. Perez&#39s changeup, which averaged 83 mph, showed solid fading action when he properly executed the pitch. Other times it played firm, and some scouts noticed that tended to slow his arm down when he threw the changeup. Nevertheless, evaluators believe the pitch will eventually be plus. He showed a willingness to throw the pitch in any count and against both righties and lefties. Perez&#39s curveball parks in the 77-80 mph range and needs the most work of his offspeed pitches. He spins the ball well and uses the curveball as an early-count offering to steal strikes, but scouts would like to see more consistency and power to the offering to help it realize its potential as an average to above-average pitch. Despite his already massive frame, Perez still has plenty of projection remaining. The Marlins have tasked him with gaining roughly 20 more pounds of good weight so he can head into next season with more power behind his already dynamic arsenal while taking on an even bigger workload.
  
  The Future: After a successful stint at High-A to end his season, Perez is likely to return to the level to begin 2022, when he&#39ll be among the youngest players in the league. He has the upside of a front-end starter.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 50. Slider: 60. Changeup: 60. Control: 60.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: As an amateur, Perez was already 6-foot-5 and a lanky 155 pounds when he signed with the Marlins for $200,000. He’s gained both height and weight since then, reaching 6-8, 200 pounds, but has maintained his surprising body control and coordination. Perez’s first shot at a professional debut was scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic, though he did attend Miami’s instructional league. He proved advanced enough to skip over both extended spring training and the Florida Complex League and opened the 2021 season in the rotation at Low-A Jupiter, where he dominated despite being the youngest player in the spot on Opening Day. His finest moment came on Aug. 7, when he struck out a season-high 11 hitters in 4.2 no-hit innings against Tampa. Perez proved advanced enough to move to High-A Beloit for four starts at season’s end. He was excellent after the promotion as well, with his only real clunker coming in his last start of the season against Cleveland phenom Daniel Espino.
  
  Scouting Report: Perez’s success can be credited to the three C’s: coordination, control and command. All of these would be solid for any 18-year-old pitcher getting his first shot at pro ball, but given the circumstances surrounding the canceled 2020 season and his massive frame, they were exceptional. Perez works with a three-pitch mix of a four-seam fastball, changeup and curveball, the first two of which already show the makings of plus or better offerings. His fastball ranges between 93-96 mph and has touched a few ticks higher while settling in at an average of roughly 95 mph with excellent riding life up in the zone. The Marlins were pleased with the pitch’s analytical characteristics and the way it played against more experienced hitters. Perez’s changeup, which averaged 83 mph, shows solid fading action when he properly executes it. Other times it plays too firm and he’ll at times slow his arm down when he throws it. Nevertheless, this changeup projects to eventually be a plus offering, and he is willing to throw it in any count and against both righties and lefties. Perez’s curveball parks in the 77-80 mph range and needs the most work of his secondary pitches. He spins the ball well and uses his curveball as an early-count offering to steal strikes, but he needs to add more consistency and power to the offering to help it realize its average to above-average potential. Despite his already massive frame, Perez still has plenty of projection remaining. The Marlins have tasked him with gaining roughly 20 more pounds of good weight so he can add more power behind his already dynamic arsenal and take on an even bigger workload.
  
  The Future: After a successful stint at High-A to end his season, Perez is likely to return to the level to begin 2022, when he’ll be among the youngest players in the league. He has the upside of a front-end starter. He’s part of a group of young, talented Marlins pitchers that also includes fellow prospects Sixto Sanchez, Edward Cabrera, Max Meyer and Jake Eder.
  
• October, 2021 Scouting Report
  Perez was the youngest player in the minor leagues on Opening Day, but he spent the season pitching with the poise of a veteran. His combination of stuff, athleticism and youth opened evaluators’ eyes and established Perez as the latest in the Marlins’ stockpile of high-end arms. Combined with a late-season promotion to High-A, Perez whiffed 108 hitters in 78 innings, the most by any 18-year-old pitcher this season. He comes by his strikeouts with a three-pitch arsenal that starts with a mid-90s fastball and a potentially plus changeup as his two best weapons. His slider has a chance to get to above-average or better, but it needs the most work at this point. Even more impressive, Perez showed the athleticism to control his long levers and pound the strike zone with his arsenal.
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  Perez has one of the highest upsides of any of the Marlins' pitching prospects. He began the year as one of the youngest players at any level of the minor leagues, and has impressed since Day One. Perez boasts a three-pitch mix fronted by a fastball that tops out in the upper 90s, a tight slider and a changeup which flashes plus. There are plenty of steps to go before Perez reaches his ceiling, but he could settle in as a mid-rotation starter if he reaches his peak.