Height/Weight: 6-0/175
| Birthdate: 06/02/1973
| Birthplace: Villa Mella, DR
| Bats/Throws: S/R
| Team: Detroit
| College: No College
| MLB Experience: 12
Rockies back out of Perez deal: Neifi Perez's homecoming with the Rockies isn't going to happen. Perez and the Rockies had agreed to a $750,000 minor league contract Tuesday, a goodwill gesture manager Clint Hurdle called a lifeline for one of the more popular players in club history who has hit hard times of late. But the team later had second thoughts and decided against bringing him back. "We just didn't feel like it was a good fit," assistant GM Bill Geivett said. The Rockies have five players vying for their open second base job, and having Perez join the big league club for spot duty during spring training would have taken time away from Clint Barmes and Omar Quintanilla, the two candidates to replace Jamey Carroll as Colorado's utility infielder. (Updated 02/27/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
The only player suspended by baseball for stimulants since they were banned before the 2006 season, Perez has 18 games remaining on an 80-game suspension he received last season after testing positive for a third time. Perez hit just .172 with one homer and six RBI in 64 at-bats for the Tigers last season, and his biggest contribution was when he started a spectacular double play to end the eighth inning of Justin Verlander's no-hitter. Ignore the veteran in all Fantasy leagues at this point. (Updated 02/27/2008).
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Rockies back out of Perez deal: Neifi Perez's homecoming with the Rockies isn't going to happen. Perez and the Rockies had agreed to a $750,000 minor league contract Tuesday, a goodwill gesture manager Clint Hurdle called a lifeline for one of the more popular players in club history who has hit hard times of late. But the team later had second thoughts and decided against bringing him back. "We just didn't feel like it was a good fit," assistant GM Bill Geivett said. The Rockies have five players vying for their open second base job, and having Perez join the big league club for spot duty during spring training would have taken time away from Clint Barmes and Omar Quintanilla, the two candidates to replace Jamey Carroll as Colorado's utility infielder. (Updated 02/27/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
The only player suspended by baseball for stimulants since they were banned before the 2006 season, Perez has 18 games remaining on an 80-game suspension he received last season after testing positive for a third time. Perez hit just .172 with one homer and six RBI in 64 at-bats for the Tigers last season, and his biggest contribution was when he started a spectacular double play to end the eighth inning of Justin Verlander's no-hitter. Ignore the veteran in all Fantasy leagues at this point. (Updated 02/27/2008).
