It is unbelievable, yet at the same time, completely appropriate: the Marlins have decided to assign right-hander Eury Pérez to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos to start the 2022 season, per Craig Mish of SportsGrid. Mish tweeted the confirmation in response to Fish On The Farm’s Alex Carver. Christina De Nicola had implied earlier in the day on MLB.com that the team was going in that direction.
We’re likely still several days away from an official announcement—Blue Wahoos are holding their media day on Tuesday.
Pérez was thoroughly dominant during his age-18 season with Low-A Jupiter and High-A Beloit.