Francisco Pérez #46

Francisco Alberto Pérez…was originally signed by Cleveland scout Ramon Peña.

2023

Was a non-roster invitee with Washington during the spring and was released on March 24…signed a minor league deal with the A’s on April 17 and combined for a 5-1 record, one save, a 4.43 ERA and .699 opponents OPS in 30 relief appearances with Double-A Midland and Triple-A Las Vegas before he was selected by Oakland on Aug. 12…went 1-2 with a 5.94 ERA and .742 OPS in 17 games, including one start as an opener, with the A’s...His 17 games pitched and 16.2 innings were the most of his three seasons in the majors as he combined for 14 games and 15.1 innings with Cleveland (2021) and Washington (2022) over his first two seasons...Did not allow a home run in 16.2 innings and has surrendered just two in 32.0 career innings...Allowed a .266 opponents batting average, which broke down to .209 (9-for-43) with a .658 opponents OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .381 (8-for-21) with a .909 OPS against left-handers…surrendered five of his six extra base hits to righties…his career splits are .225 with a .723 OPS against righties, .383 with a .920 OPS against lefties...Opponents hit .179 with the bases empty, .333 with runners on…also had a .333 opponents batting average with runners in scoring position...First batters faced were 2-for-12 (.167) with four walks (.375 on-base percentage)…allowed 7-of-13 (53.8%) inherited runners to score…has allowed 11-of-19 (57.9%) inherited runners to score in his career...Had a 4.00 ERA on the road, 8.22 in Oakland…however, allowed 6-of-8 (75.0%) inherited runners to score on the road but just 1-of-5 (20.0%) in Oakland...Made seven of his 17 appearances on exactly one day of rest and had a 1.23 ERA in those games…logged a 9.64 ERA in his other 10 contests...Compiled a 2.70 ERA in four interleague games, a 6.75 ERA in 13 appearances against American League competition...Had seven outings under one inning, four of exactly one inning and six of more than one inning...Struck out 53 batters in 40.2 innings at Midland and Las Vegas, an average of 11.73 per nine innings…also walked 20 (4.43 per nine innings)...Allowed a .228 opponents batting average, which broke down to .204 (20-for-98) with a .618 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .275 (14-for-51) with a .844 OPS against left handers…surrendered three of his four home runs to righties but issued 11 of his 20 walks to lefties...Opponents hit .256 with runners in scoring position...First batters faced were 6-for-20 (.300) with four walks and a hit by pitch (.440 on-base percentage)…allowed 10-of-23 (43.5%) inherited runners to score...Had a 12.86 ERA in six day games, a 2.67 ERA in 24 night games...Held the opposition to a .133 batting average with two strikes, but surrendered three of his four home runs...Tossed at least one inning in 25 of his 30 appearances and more than one inning 19 times...Pitched for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League following the season and did not allow an earned run in five appearances (4.2 ip).

2022

Enjoyed three Major League stints in with Washington...Posted a 2.08 ERA (1 ER/4.1 IP) in his first five outings and a 12.46 ERA (6 ER/4.1 IP) in his last five appearances.

2021

Went 4-0 with three saves and a 1.87 ERA in 30 games between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus...Struck out 82 batters in 53.0 innings pitched while issuing 29 walks and allowing just two home runs along the way...Tossed more than 1.0 inning of relief in 18 of his 30 outings...Pitched to a 0.63 ERA (3 ER/43.0 IP) and recorded 70 strikeouts in those 18 outings...Had his contract selected on Aug. 9 and made his Major League debut on Aug. 12 vs. Oakland...2021 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam Fastball (57.4%) Slider (32.8%) Changeup (9.8%).

2020

Did not pitch.

2019

Went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA in eight games (seven starts) between Single-A Mahoning Valley and rookie-level Arizona League.

2018

Finished third in the Midwest League in innings pitched (139.1).

2017

Led Mahoning Valley with 15 starts, setting a career high with 74.0 innings pitched which ranked seventh in the New York-Penn League.

2016

Led AZL Cleveland in innings (63.2), strikeouts (52) and tied for first in wins (5)…His 2.69 ERA ranked third in the organization.

2015

Went 2-2 with a 2.49 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) in the Dominican Summer League.