Reliever Chance Adams has been traded from the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Royals. In return, the Yankees will be receiving infield prospect Christian Perez.
Adams, 25, was at one point a top 100 prospect. But, he hit a wall in AAA and never had much success there. He had a few stints in the major league, but they never went well. His ERA is well over eight in 16 appearances.
The righty from Scottsdale, Arizona and Dallas Baptist University now has an opportunity to get his career going back in the right direction with the Royals. He’s with a rebuilding team in a low pressure environment. Sometimes, all it takes is a change of scenery.
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Christian Perez is a young infield prospect that mainly plays on the left side. He’s been in the minors for four years, and is just 21 years old out of Venezuela. Perez has played in a different level each year, and played high A ball in 2019.
With the Wilmington Blue Rocks, he hit .252 with 42 runs batted in. He has no power whatsoever, just four career minor league home runs. His on base percentage isn’t particularly high either, just .290.
His glove is pretty average, with a fielding percentage around 97% for his career at shortstop, his primary position. Perez is a Ronald Torreyes type player.
With Perez, I’m not sure if he’ll ever make an impact on the major league roster, but if he keeps improving then it could be a possibility in a few years. But, the Yankees used this trade to get rid of Adams and worst case scenario, Perez will just be minor league depth.