Martin Perez
SP · Braves
C
C
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Career StatsC
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 332 | 4.3712225 | 93-95 | 1177 | 1.4252552 | 0.0 | 0 |
Performance Grade by Season
CareerB| Season | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  | 10 | — | — | — | — | B B |
| 2023 |  | 35 | — | — | — | — | B B |
| 2022 | | 32 | — | — | — | — | A A |
| 2021 |  | 36 | — | — | — | — | C+ C+ |
| 2020 | | 12 | — | — | — | — | C- C- |
| 2019 |  | 32 | — | — | — | — | C+ C+ |
| 2018 | | 22 | — | — | — | — | F F |
| 2017 | | 32 | — | — | — | — | B- B- |
| 2016 | | 33 | — | — | — | — | B B |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Performance Analysis
C
FCA+
Martin Perez lands squarely in replacement-level territory as a back-end starter, earning a C grade that reflects his current status as organizational depth rather than a meaningful rotation piece. The veteran left-hander represents the kind of innings-eating insurance policy that contending teams stockpile but rarely get excited about, functioning more as roster filler than impact arm. His recall from Triple-A highlights the Braves' need for veteran experience in their pitching depth chart, though his middling stuff and declining effectiveness limit his upside significantly. While Perez can still provide competent spot starts and keep games from getting completely out of hand, his days as the 2022 All-Star who posted solid numbers in Texas feel like a distant memory given his recent struggles to maintain consistent performance. The media's measured indifference toward his return perfectly captures his current value proposition — he's the kind of replacement-level veteran who won't hurt you in limited doses but isn't moving the needle for a team with playoff aspirations. His role as back-end rotation depth reflects exactly where he sits in the organizational hierarchy: useful insurance that keeps prospects in the minors while providing veteran stability when called upon.
Fan & Media Sentiment
C
Mixed
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The public perception surrounding Martin Perez right now is about as neutral as it gets — a transaction-driven story with no strong emotional current pulling it in either direction. The narrative is anchored almost entirely in roster logistics: Perez was recalled to fill an organizational need, with the Braves optioning prospect Didier Fuentes to make room, and the coverage has treated the move as a pragmatic depth decision rather than any kind of statement signing. His former All-Star status with Texas gets a passing mention in the framing, but it reads more like biographical context than a reason for excitement — the consensus portrait is that of a back-end rotation arm providing veteran innings, not a difference-maker. That framing aligns squarely with his performance grade, which also sits in middling territory, suggesting there is no meaningful gap between what Perez is delivering on the mound and how the baseball world is interpreting his presence on the roster. What makes the surrounding context noteworthy is the volume of pitching transactions Atlanta has been executing — signings of Spencer Strider, Carlos Carrasco, Dylan Dodd, Anthony Molina, and Hunter Stratton all within roughly the past week signal a rotation under real strain, and it is that organizational scramble, rather than anything Perez himself has done, that explains why he is back in the majors at all. The bottom line is that Perez lands exactly where the data puts him: a solid organizational depth piece keeping innings afloat for a first-place Braves club, generating the kind of coverage that lives and dies by the transaction wire and disappears the moment a healthier option becomes available.
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About this player
Martin Perez is a player on the Braves roster listed at SP for the Braves. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Martin Perez: Contract Value Index pending, Performance C, Sentiment C, Fan Verdict pending.
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