Luis Perales DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Boston Red Sox have assigned right-handed pitching prospect Luis Perales (elbow) to minor-league camp. The 21-year-old is still recovering from the Tommy John surgery he underwent last June. Fantasy managers should not expect him to be available to pitch in a minor-league game this season. Before the surgery, Perales spent most of the season at High-A and received a brief look at Double-A. In 22 1/3 innings at High-A, Perales held a 3.63 ERA with a 1.45 WHIP. He tallied an impressive 38 strikeouts with just nine free passes. During his brief seven 1/3-inning taste of Double-A, Perales allowed just one earned run and tallied 10 strikeouts. When he is cleared to return, fantasy managers should expect him to return to Double-A and could push for a late 2026 MLB debut given the strikeout upside he showed at the lower levels of the minor leagues.

The Boston Red Sox have promoted pitching prospect Luis Perales to Double-A Portland. Peralaes, 21, is the clubs No. 9 prospect according to MLB.com. The 6'5 right-hander pitched very well in High-A with a 3.42 ERA in seven starts and an impressive 46 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings. Signed out of Venezuela in 2019, Perales has an electric arm that can reach up to 99 MPH with his fastball. The downside to his outstanding fastball is that he has struggled with developing his secondary pitches. At such a young age, Perales has plenty of time to continuing developing and managers shouldn't worry about his name for a couple of seasons.