Shortstop Jhonny Peralta has agreed to a four-year deal with the Cardinals, according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com. The deal, which is expected to be, just over $52 million, will keep Peralta in a Cardinals uniform through the 2017 season. Peralta and the Cardinals have been close to a deal since yesterday evening, when it became prevalent that they offered that the Cardinals offered the shortstop a four-year deal.
Peralta, 31 at the beginning of 2014, has played in the big leagues for 11 years. He has a career slash line of .268/.330/.425 and has been a relatively good defender, posting a career .980 fielding percentage at short. In 2013, Peralta hit .303/.358/.457 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI. Peralta was tagged with a 50-game suspension for using PEDs in 2013. His .374 BABIP shows that he might not be able to repeat his performance from the 2013 season. A BABIP over .300 usually shows that a player has been relatively lucky during their season. Compared to his career BABIP (.315), Peralta had a great year in 2013, another sign that he might have a chance of falling off of the table.
Shortstop is definitely a position of need for the Cardinals. The Cardinals had a 27th worst OPS from their shortstops in 2013, posting a mark of .583. Peralta will likely replace Pete Kozma at shortstop, who hit .217/.275/.273 in 2013. Even if the Cardinals do not get the 2013 Peralta, they absolutely will be getting an upgrade at that position compared to the 2013 Kozma.
Peralta, 31 at the beginning of 2014, has played in the big leagues for 11 years. He has a career slash line of .268/.330/.425 and has been a relatively good defender, posting a career .980 fielding percentage at short. In 2013, Peralta hit .303/.358/.457 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI. Peralta was tagged with a 50-game suspension for using PEDs in 2013. His .374 BABIP shows that he might not be able to repeat his performance from the 2013 season. A BABIP over .300 usually shows that a player has been relatively lucky during their season. Compared to his career BABIP (.315), Peralta had a great year in 2013, another sign that he might have a chance of falling off of the table.
Shortstop is definitely a position of need for the Cardinals. The Cardinals had a 27th worst OPS from their shortstops in 2013, posting a mark of .583. Peralta will likely replace Pete Kozma at shortstop, who hit .217/.275/.273 in 2013. Even if the Cardinals do not get the 2013 Peralta, they absolutely will be getting an upgrade at that position compared to the 2013 Kozma.
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