Royals catcher Salvador Perez's season has not gone as well as we hoped so far, and our Scott White does not think things will get much better in Week 4 (April 22-28).
Perez is batting .258 through his first 15 games, and the 22-year-old is waiting on his first home run after hitting 11 in 76 games a year ago. He has struck out 12 times and walked once in 62 at-bats and has a tough schedule ahead of him in Week 4. Perez will face the Tigers and Indians, who are scheduled to throw six right-handed pitchers in a row at him. Perez's career OPS is .716 against righties, so this is not the week to expect him to turn it around.
We still like Perez's potential after how well he played in 2011 and 2012, but he is a shaky start right now.