Fansided · May 28, 2015
Roberto Perez makes Yan Gomes’ Days Off Bearable
For the last month or so, Cleveland Indians fans have been subject to Roberto Perez behind the plate. Yan Gomes, being one of the best catchers in all of baseball, was of course sorely missed after Rajai Davis of Detroit decided to distribute wanted posters of himself in Cleveland. The love of Yan in the Wigwam is iron clad, pure and sweet as a mountain spring of delicious Fresca, but at the same time it was a nice little tryst with Roberto. We knew it wouldn’t last, and had no expectations, but damn if it hasn’t been lovely.
For all Perez can’t do, for all the Gomes he isn’t, I’ll go so far as to say he is the best backup catcher in Major League Baseball.