{"id":562280,"date":"2026-02-09T12:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/562280\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:57:15","slug":"reds-prospect-alfredo-duno-working-with-salvador-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/562280\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds prospect Alfredo Duno working with Salvador Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alfredo<\/p>\n

Photo: Aldrin Capulong\/Daytona Tortugas<\/p>\n

Alfredo Duno is one of the top prospects in baseball and one of the very best catching prospects in the game. The Venezuelan-born Duno is coming off of a season in which he won the Florida State League\u2019s Most Valuable Player award where he led the league in nearly every offensive category outside of triples and steals, and batting average where he finished second.<\/p>\n

As things get closer to spring training the baseball activities are ramping up for guys. And Duno is getting some help from one of the best catchers in Major League Baseball and one of the best players to ever come out of Venezuela as 9-time All-Star Salvador Perez has been spending some of his time working with young catchers.<\/p>\n

Perez has been a big leaguer since 2011 when he was just 21-years-old. His entire career has been spent with the Kansas City Royals. While he\u2019s occasionally spent time as a designated hitter and at first base, he\u2019s led the league in games caught three times and has been behind the plate in 1383 games in his career.<\/p>\n

Spring Training gets started today<\/p>\n

Pitchers, catchers, and position players who will be playing in the World Baseball Classic are all scheduled to arrive in Goodyear, Arizona on Monday for the start of spring training.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the list of players who should be reporting to spring training today who are minor leaguers among the 40-man roster:<\/p>\n

Julian Aguiar \u2013 RHPJose Franco \u2013 RHPRhett Lowder \u2013 RHPZach Maxwell \u2013 RHPLuis Mey \u2013 RHPChase Petty \u2013 RHPEdwin Arroyo \u2013 SS (WBC with Puerto Rico)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the list of players who should be reporting to spring training today as non-roster invitees or as WBC players:<\/p>\n

Tejay Antone \u2013 RHPWill Banfield \u2013 CConnor Burns \u2013 CHagen Danner \u2013 RHPP.J. Higgins \u2013 CIvan Johnson \u2013 Utility (WBC with Great Britain)David Lorduy \u2013 RHP (WBC with Colombia)Yunior Marte \u2013 RHPDarren McCaughan \u2013 RHPRyjeteri Merite \u2013 RHP (WBC with the Netherlands)Anthony Misiewicz \u2013 LHPLyon Richardson \u2013 RHPCarson Spiers \u2013 RHPMichael Trautwein \u2013 CJoel Valdez \u2013 LHPAlexander Vargas \u2013 INF (WBC with Cuba)<\/p>\n

One could also mention Chase Burns and Rhett Lowder here. If everyone is healthy at the end of the spring then one of those guys is going to not have a spot in the rotation and it seems less than likely that whoever that is winds up in the bullpen early in the season as they would provide an outstanding 6th option if and when the team would need someone to join the rotation. That likely means that one of those two will wind up in the rotation for Louisville if everyone remains healthy.<\/p>\n

Alfredo Duno<\/a><\/p>\n

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