Craig Breslow Shares High Praise For Intriguing Red Sox Prospect

The Boston Red Sox could have an intriguing pitcher working his way through the system.

Boston’s farm system has seen the likes of Roman Anthony, Marceo Mayer, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Krisitan Campbell reach the big leagues as of late, but the Red Sox still have some intriguing prospects.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow shared high praise for 22-year-old pitcher Luis Perales. Breslow said the pitcher has “elite stuff” and is eager about his future.

“The most important thing is getting him back on the field,” Breslow said, via The Athletic. “We’ve seen elite stuff. Fastball velo to 101 mph, I think, the secondaries that generate a ton of whiffs.

“Big strikeout numbers in the AFL, buffered with big walk numbers as well, which I’m not overly concerned about just given that he’s got a track record of being competitive at throwing strikes and it’s the first time that he’s competing (since surgery).”

Although Breslow said Perales has elite stuff as a starter, the Red Sox are open to moving him to the bullpen so he can reach the MLB quicker.

“We’ll want to make sure we keep the path to starting open, if that means in the short term, though, we need to take on some trade-offs (and slide him to the bullpen) to help us win big league games, we’d be prepared to do that,” Breslow said.

“And I don’t think that those two things are mutually exclusive over the long run, but we’ll prioritize what’s best for the organization in the short term.”

Perales is the Red Sox’s ninth-ranked prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. Boston signed him as an International Free Agent in 2019.