Luis Peres

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Boston Red Sox #19 prospect in 2001
  Peres has pitched in the Dominican Summer and Gulf Coast leagues, the lowest rungs on the development latter, but it's still hard not to get at least a little excited about his raw statistics: 104 innings, 62 hits, 150 strikeouts, 2.07 ERA. At 6 feet and 150 pounds, Peres resembles a teenaged version of fellow Dominican Pedro Martinez. And like Martinez, he throws harder that his build makes it seem possible. Peres consistently throws in the low 90s and his fastball just explodes on hitters, so much so that he can survive up in the strike zone. He also has a late-breaking curveball and shows no fear in challenging batters. Peres still needs to improve his command and his changeup, and he must get stronger after wearing down and missing the final month of the GCL season. Because he had to be shut down, Boston may play it safe and assign him to short-season Lowell in 2001.