Erik Rivera Greenville Drive Pitcher

       
 
Age: 24
Born: April 2, 2001
Birthplace: Caguas, PR
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
   
Drafted: 4th round, 2019 by LAA
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Feb. 2025)
High School: Puerto Rico Academy (PR)
   

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First Pro Contract: June 15, 2019 (LAA)
Signing Scout: Omar Rodriguez
Signing Bonus: $597,500
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2025
MLFA Eligible: November 2026
   
Pro Debut: May 9, 2021 (Inland Empire)
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Service Time (1/26): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2026): MiLB contract
   
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  Physical Description: Medium frame with minimal remaining projection.

Mechanics: Throws from a low three-quarters arm slot. Effortful delivery. Comes across his body. Short arm action. Deceptive delivery where he hides the ball behind. Low release height.

Fastball: 94-96 mph. Has life up in the zone. Shows cut at times. Command and control are very inconsistent.

Slider: 85-86 mph. Solid feel. Two-plane shape. Flashes bat-missing ability.

Curveball: 81-82 mph. Slurvey breaking ball with varying shape. Some are more horizontal, others more vertical.

Changeup: 87-88 mph. Pitch is on the firm side. Shows sink on occasion. 		  Career Notes: Originally drafted as a two-way player but focused on pitching after struggling at the plate in his 2019 Rookie ball debut. Missed most of the 2021 season and all of the 2022 season with a sprained UCL. Was released by the Angels in July 2024. Signed as an undrafted free agent in February 2025. Hit the injured list in late April 2025 and missed significant time with a shoulder injury.

Summation: Intriguing minor league free agent signing with a decent fastball/slider combo. Athletic, deceptive delivery with four pitches. Command and control need work and needs to find consistency with his delivery, but stuff has a chance to play.

Note: This page will be updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting team has seen the player in regular season game action.

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  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2021 Inland Empire 66ers Cal A LAA 20 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0.60 16.20 2.70
  2023 ACL Angels ACL Rk LAA 22 0 1 6.75 5 4 0 6.2 3 5 5 0 1 13 11 2.40 14.85 17.55
  2023 Tri-City Dust Devils Nwst A+ LAA 22 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 4.1 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1.38 10.38 4.15
  2024 Tri-City Dust Devils Nwst A+ LAA 23 0 1 3.31 10 8 0 35.1 29 17 13 5 1 20 39 1.39 9.93 5.09
2025 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 24 2 1 7.33 21 1 2 46.2 41 40 38 5 6 36 60 1.65 11.57 6.94
2026 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 25     stats                            
   
     
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