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Pirates Prospect Watch: Joe Perez Joins the System, Wins Player of the Week

Related Topics: Joe Perez, Nick Gonzales

Monday featured a few rookie level games, including Braylon Bishop hitting his first homer of the year in the FCL. The daily results can be found below. First, let’s look at the Players of the Week, led by recent addition Joe Perez.

Player of the Week

JOE PEREZ, RF, ALTOONA

The Pirates signed Joe Perez recently, after he was released by Houston. Perez was batting .255/.328/.399 with ten homers in 357 plate appearances for the Astros’ Triple-A squad. Since joining Altoona, he has a .375/.412/.719 line with three homers in 34 plate appearances. All three of those homers came this week, as he went 10-for-25 in his first full week of action in the Pirates’ system.