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Los Angeles Angels Catchers: Midseason Report Card

By Devin Lintao
Jun 25, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels catcher Jett Bandy (47) fields the ball and throws Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis (2) out at first base in the fifth inning of the game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 25, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels catcher Jett Bandy (47) fields the ball and throws Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis (2) out at first base in the fifth inning of the game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Carlos Perez:

Jul 5, 2016; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Huston Street (16) and catcher Carlos Perez (58) congratulate each other after they beat the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Los Angeles Angels defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 5, 2016; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Huston Street (16) and catcher Carlos Perez (58) congratulate each other after they beat the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Los Angeles Angels defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Perez started off the year as the team’s “Opening Day” starting catcher. Obviously, with that comes some sort of expectation.

I don’t believe the plan was to have the teams starting catcher only start in 58 games, nonetheless, this number is still higher then some other teams out there.

In the games he’s started Perez has posted a .204 batting average, 4 home-runs, and 23 runs-batted-in. (186 AB’s)

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Although, it is only his first (full-year) in the majors, this isn’t somewhere you want your “starting” catcher to be, no matter where he’s placed in the lineup card. Ultimately leaving manager, Mike Scioscia, in a difficult spot.

On the defensive side of things, Perez is no Yadier Molina. But, he is a solid defender, he currently stats a .378 “caught stealing percentage” allowing a total of 23 base-runners successfully steal on him, and a note-worthy positive stat of only allowing a single passed ball on his watch.

With that being said, I just don’t see Carlos Perez as the “long-term” or even “short-term” answer for that matter, he leaves fans asking a lot of questions, and the big one being “does he actually have big-league talent?” For me personally, there’s just a lot of better options out there moving forward. The Angels might agree with me as they sent Perez down to the minors just before the All-Star Break in favor of keeping Jett Bandy and activating Geovany Soto from the DL.

Overall Grade: C+ 

Next: Jett Bandy: The Future?

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