Williams Perez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #19 prospect in 2015
  Perez has put together consecutive strong seasons. With Double-A Mississippi in 2014 he allowed two earned runs or fewer in 19 of his 25 starts, ranking second in the Southern League with a 2.91 ERA. Perez's success is centered on his ability to work off his low-90s, two-seam fastball with good late action. He has made major strides in getting ahead in the count and using the inner half. He also throws an above-average changeup with sink as well, and he spots his below-average slider. Perez keeps hitters offbalance with his willingness to throw any of his three offerings at any time in the count while using both sides of the plate. He pitches to contact and relies on the plus movement of his pitches that prevents hard contact. The potential back-end starter should spend most of 2015 at Triple-A Gwinnett.