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Roberto Perez: Analyzing the value of Cleveland’s defense-first catcher

Roberto Perez gained a bit of notoriety during last year’s World Series thanks to what he accomplished with the stick. While the total body of offensive work was ultimately unimpressive, his two homers in Game 1 of the World Series propelled the Tribe to a series lead (the results for the remainder of the Series, both for the Indians and for Perez notwithstanding). That outburst led to a bit of validation for a player who deserved it throughout 2016.

Not that such validation should’ve been reserved for his offensive output.

In fact, Perez has provided very little offensive value to the Indians across his 505 plate appearances.