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Salvador Perez 2023 MLB Player Outlook: Prodigious Power Supports ADP
2 years agoSalvador Perez has been the backbone of the Kansas City Royals for the better part of his 11-year big league career, and that shouldn't change in 2023. Despite plenty of wear and tear on his 6-foot-3, 255-pound frame, Perez continues to display light-tower power entering his age-33 season. Excluding the shortened 2020 campaign, the Venezuela native has swatted a minimum of 23 home runs in each of his last four seasons, with an isolated power of at least .204 in each of those campaigns. He missed time with injury in 2022 but managed 23 HR and 76 RBI alongside a .211 ISO in 114 appearances nonetheless. The 2015 World Series champion will get spelled by AJ Melendez behind the plate, with some additional designated hitter duties aiding his bid to stay healthy this time around. Perez is RotoBaller's fifth-ranked catcher, as his name called around the 64th pick in NFBC leagues. Despite some younger backstops emerging across the league, Perez can still hang around and reward managers with excessive power as Steamer projects the veteran to club 30 HR this season. He remains one of the most reliable fantasy catchers entering the 2023 campaign.
