PLAYING TIME: Pena likely to fill in for surgery-bound Perez

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Pena probable starting catcher as Perez heads to knee surgery

Salvador Perez (C, KC) will need surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee sustained during warm-ups Tuesday. There has been no announcement about how much time he'll miss, but it seems almost certain that Brayan Pena (C, KC) will open the season as the Royals starting catcher. Does Pena have any skills that might make him useful on a fantasy roster? Here is what he's shown us in his past two full seasons in the majors.

Year   AB  HR    BA   xBA    OB   OPS  bb%  ct%  PX  hr/f    G/L/F
====  ===  ==  ====  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========
2010  158   1  .253  .233  .306  .641   7%  83%  67   2%   45/16/39
2011  222   3  .248  .262  .286...

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