Résumé

Cristian Perez

Assistant Director, Player DevelopmentHouston Astros

My work is player development for the Astros, across the Dominican Republic and Florida. I came to it through baseball operations and Major League game planning in Cincinnati, and in 2026 I also worked in uniform — for Team Panama at the World Baseball Classic and as the FCL catching coach.

Player development
MLB advance scouting
Baseball operations
International baseball
Organizational leadership
On-field coaching

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Current: Assistant Director, Player DevelopmentHouston Astros
Previously: Major League Advance Scouting CoachCincinnati Reds, 2019 – 2022
International: Game Planning/Strategy CoachTeam Panama, 2026 World Baseball Classic
Education: Duke University, B.A.USC, M.S.
Languages: English and SpanishBilingual

Selected highlights

01
Lead roster planning and personnel discussions for the Dominican Summer League’s roughly 70 players.
Houston Astros
02
Prepared pre-series advance scouting reports and presented the game plan to Major League coaches and players.
Cincinnati Reds
03
Built the advance scouting reports, defensive positioning plans, and matchup model for Team Panama.
World Baseball Classic, 2026

Career

A career in 5 chapters.

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2023 – Present

Player Development
Leadership

Houston Astros

Assistant Director, Player DevelopmentCurrent
Manager, Player Development2023–24

Player development leadership across two countries, responsible for both the staff who develop players and the players themselves.

Hire, mentor, and evaluate coaches and support at the Dominican Republic and Florida complexes.
Build individual development plans incorporating in-game data, coaching staff feedback, and Player Care & Performance considerations.
Lead roster planning and personnel discussions for the Dominican Summer League’s roughly 70 players, developing recommendations on roster construction, player movement, and releases in consultation with the Farm Director.

Organize staff education across both complexes and strengthen communication between Dominican and U.S.-based personnel.
Evaluate players, providing recommendations on development priorities and readiness for promotion.
Design onboarding, accountability, and planning tools that support player evaluations and personnel discussions in the U.S. and D.R.
Coached in uniform as the FCL catching coach in 2026 while continuing in the front-office role.

2026

Concurrent with Houston Astros

Strategy
International

World Baseball Classic — Team Panama

Game Planning/Strategy Coach

Game planning for Panama’s national team — the preparation before each game and the support in uniform during it.

Built the advance scouting reports on opposing hitters and pitchers and developed the defensive positioning plans and matchup model used to support lineup construction and in-game decision-making.
Presented scouting reports, strategic recommendations, and game plans directly to the manager, coaching staff, and players.
Assisted in bullpen management and caught during games.

Cut, organized, and managed the scouting video that supported each day’s preparation.
Trained staff on Major League procedures such as replay review and PitchCom.

2019 – 2022

Advance Scouting
Strategy

Cincinnati Reds

Major League Advance Scouting Coach

Advance scouting from within the Major League staff, turning the club’s analytical work into preparation for coaches and players.

Prepared pre-series advance scouting reports and presented the game plan to Major League coaches and players, in reliever meetings and in one-on-one settings.
Provided quantitative support during games and reviewed plan execution, sharing the findings with coaches and players.
Worked with Analytics and Data Systems to redesign scouting reports, pre-series documents, and on-field materials, serving as the day-to-day link between those groups and the coaching staff.

Coordinated the production and distribution of on-field scouting documents and helped roll out continuous advance scouting processes and materials into the minor leagues.
Wrote and distributed the daily Major League spring training schedule, collaborating with coaching staff, player development leadership, and Health & Performance department.
Co-designed a structured development plan for minor league catchers with the Major League Catching Coach and Minor League Catching Coordinator.
Supervised the Major League coaching intern and helped direct the work of baseball operations trainees.

2018 – 2019

Baseball Operations
International

Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

Fellow, League Economics and Operations

League-level operations work in international baseball, at both the professional and amateur levels.

Reviewed and approved player transfers from Major League clubs to foreign clubs, ran status checks with league offices in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, and processed winter-league permissions.
Supported international amateur programs in Latin America and Asia, including player registration, drug testing, and the rollout of the Trainer Partnership Program.

2017 – 2018

Baseball Operations
Scouting

Arizona Diamondbacks

Baseball Operations Intern

A start in baseball operations, across both player evaluation and front-office support.

Wrote professional scouting reports on complex-league players and recommended independent-league players to the pro scouting staff.
Prepared salary arbitration analysis and hearing materials, and supported the front office through the amateur draft, trade deadline, and spring training.

Education & qualifications

Duke and USC.

2017

University of Southern California

Master of Science, Digital Social Media

Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Competed on the USC baseball team as a catcher during the final season of NCAA eligibility.

2016

Duke University

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology

Minor in Economics · Certificate in Markets and Management

Competed on the Duke baseball team for three seasons as a catcher.
Graduated one semester early.
All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Skills

Languages: Bilingual in English and Spanish
Technical: SQL. AI-assisted development of HTML applications, dashboards, and decision-support tools, taking operational needs from concept through implementation and refinement.

Selected projects

From operational challenges to practical solutions.

Much of this work has meant building the tools behind it — onboarding, planning, evaluation, and scouting tools. They are collected in EPHYRA, the CP Baseball Systems application workspace.

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