Road to the Show: Prelander Berroa Gets the Call
July 19, 2023 - Northwest League (NWL)
Everett AquaSox News Release
Former Everett AquaSox reliever Prelander Berroa has been called up by the Mariners today. Berroa spent part of the 2022 season in Everett after being traded from the Giants for Donovan Walton.
In 13 starts for the AquaSox, Berroa had a 2.41 ERA over 52.1 innings with 81 strikeouts. Berroa won the Northwest League pitcher of the week for the week of July 17th 2022.
Berroa has two highly impressive strikeout pitches. He throws a fastball that can reach 100 MPH and a wipeout slider. He has been a starter for most of his professional career but has begun to transition to the bullpen in 2023.
Overall this season, Berroa has a 2.93 ERA in 24 games this year for Arkansas. In 19 games as a reliever, Berroa has a 0.77 ERA and has allowed 12 walks and 10 hits, all of which have been singles. He's also striking out 13.5 batters per nine as a reliever and help opposing hitters to a miniscule .130 batting average and .377 OPS.
Berroa originally signed as a minor league free agent with the Minnesota Twins in 2016. He spent three years in the Twins organization before being traded to the Giants at the 2019 trade deadline as part of a package that sent Sam Dyson to Minnesota. Berroa spent parts of three seasons in the Giants organization before being traded to the Mariners in 2022.
Berroa is the team's No. 13 prospect currently and there's been talk that he could be the organization's next Edwin Diaz, who was with the Mariners before being traded to the Mets.
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