Friday, August 22, 2008

Prospect Tip from a Reader

Eric Johnson, a contributor at Brew Crew Ball was gracious enough to send me a tip to share on the blog.

"I interview many Brewers minor leaguers for Brew Crew Ball and figured I'd give you a heads on a player. Wily Peralta is apparently flashing some serious stuff for Helena. According to several of his teammates, he's been hitting 97 regularly and has a sick slider to boot. He's coming off Tommy John surgery which caused him to miss all of last year, but he's already dramatically outshining fellow 2005 Dominican signee Rolando Pascual, the biggest international signing to hit Milwaukee in awhile. I hadn't put much stock in Peralta's good numbers until now (I didn't include him in my last Top 30 list), because it's easy to write him off as another Rookie-ball reliever. However, his age (he's still only 19) and stuff are deserving of a spot in the back of my mind. I think he could move fast as a closer prospect."

As a side note to this piece, Wily Peralta was promoted to the A- West Virginia affiliate since being first provided the tip.

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