On draft day, the Brewers announced a deal that was finalized to send long-time Brewer outfield prospect Roberto Perez to the Milwaukee Cadets for 24-year old first base prospect, Alfredo Elizondo.
Neither player is a top prospect but both have some skills that make it likely that they will play at least small roles in the WPK before too long.
Perez was stuck behind far too many better outfielders in the Brewers system but is an excellent defensive outfielder who also possesses great speed and skill on the base paths.
Elizondo, on the other hand, is a hitter without a position. He is a marginal first baseman at best but if the Brewer scouting staff is correct, already has the kind of advanced hitting skills that could make him a valuable bat off the bench in the WPK right now. With the Brewers likely in the midst of a tight race to retain the MGL pennant this season, depending upon how Elizondo hits it is conceivable, even though he currently is assigned to the AA Nashville squad, that he could get a September call-up to the big league club just for a chance to come up with a few key pinch-hit knocks during the pennant race stretch drive.
