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The Kansas City Royals would seem to have plenty of pitching depth heading into spring training, but it never hurts to add more if they think a certain pitcher has something to offer.<\/p>\n
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Left-handed pitcher Andrew Per\u00e9z spent the last two seasons out of Minor League Baseball, throwing in the Mexican League in the summers and the Dominican Winter League in the offseason. But the Royals must have liked whatever they saw from the former Chicago White Sox prospect.<\/p>\n
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A Dominican-based outlet called Banda Azul, which covers Licey, the team that P\u00e9rez played for in the Dominican Winter League, reported that P\u00e9rez had signed<\/a> with the Royals. P\u00e9rez reposted the tweet, and American-based outlet MiLB Central reported the deal as well. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you like our content,\u00a0<\/em>choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n P\u00e9rez, 28, was an eighth-round pick for the White Sox out of the University of South Florida. He pitched in 191 games for the organization, all but two of which were relief appearances.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 267 2\/3 innings in affiliated ball, P\u00e9rez posted a 4.20 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. He racked up a lot of strikeouts (315 of them, to be exact), but walked 111 batters and surrendered 256 hits. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n P\u00e9rez reached Triple-A in the White Sox organization in 2022 and 2023, but was released at the end of spring training in 2024. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n None of his sample sizes in Mexico or the Dominican Republic were very large, but he had two rough stints in the former and two very good ones in the latter. With Licey, he pitched to a 1.84 ERA in 14 2\/3 innings last year and a 2.45 ERA in 7 1\/3 innings this year. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n P\u00e9rez is active on social media, and Royals fans can check out a video of him pitching for Licey in the clip below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thankful for @TigresdelLicey<\/a> \u2014 Andrew Perez (@EL_PlatanoPerez) January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n Only time will tell if Royals fans get the chance to see P\u00e9rez pitch at the major league level, but it would be a cool story of perseverance if it were to happen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More MLB: <\/strong><\/em>Royals Announce Signing of 10-Year Veteran Catcher<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\nWhat P\u00e9rez brings to Royals<\/h2>\n
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Ready for the next opportunity\u2026
-Free Agent LHR- with AAA\/LIDOM\/Mexico . Stats\/Data available, ready right away.
-Finals for Licey- 5 games out of 7 \/ 3.1 inn\/1 Hit\/2.70 era\/.3 whip
-Reg Season- 19 app\/14.2 inn-1.84 era
2SM\/4Sm\/SL\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/9t24sSPHW8<\/a><\/p>\n