After drafting Michael Perez in the 5th round of 2011’s draft, the Diamondbacks sent him to Rookie Arizona League that summer where all he did was launch two homers in just seven games.
Perez followed his home run happy debut with an absolutely more dominating sophomore run in 2012. He powered through the Pioneer Rookie League in his first full season finishing with 10 HR, 60 RBI, and a .900 OPS in only 58 games. All while throwing out runners 52% of the time.
In 2013, Perez ranked as Arizona’s 10th best on MLB Pipeline’s Prospect Watch.