Gordon: Peralta signing stirs skepticism Live
After trading for a center fielder likely to hit eighth quite a bit, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak had to find a shortstop with some pop.
That somebody was Jhonny Peralta, who offers good power for a shortstop and decent pop for a handyman -- a role he may fill in the last year or two of his four-year, $53 million contract.
There are some red flags here, including age (31), his recent PED abuse (which earned him a 50-game suspension) and his merely ordinary defense.
On the other hand, Peralta is a legitimate big league hitter and the Cardinals sacrificed nothing to get him. Mozeliak still has all of his valuable pitching chips to spend as needed.
If all of those young hurlers stay healthy, he will be in even better trading position in the summer. If injuries hit, then he will glad he kept his stockpile intact.
While I consider Peralta more of an American League utility guy instead of a National League shortstop, there are real positives here.
Yes, he can drive the ball. The Cardinals need guys who can drive the ball from the right side of the plate.
But this signing received mixed reviews on the Twitterverse. Here is a sampling:
That somebody was Jhonny Peralta, who offers good power for a shortstop and decent pop for a handyman -- a role he may fill in the last year or two of his four-year, $53 million contract.
Jhonny Peralta Walk Off Home Run
by BaseballKing23 via YouTube
There are some red flags here, including age (31), his recent PED abuse (which earned him a 50-game suspension) and his merely ordinary defense.
On the other hand, Peralta is a legitimate big league hitter and the Cardinals sacrificed nothing to get him. Mozeliak still has all of his valuable pitching chips to spend as needed.
If all of those young hurlers stay healthy, he will be in even better trading position in the summer. If injuries hit, then he will glad he kept his stockpile intact.
While I consider Peralta more of an American League utility guy instead of a National League shortstop, there are real positives here.
Peralta crushes a grand slam in the sixth
by MLB via YouTube
Yes, he can drive the ball. The Cardinals need guys who can drive the ball from the right side of the plate.
But this signing received mixed reviews on the Twitterverse. Here is a sampling:
word is Peralta wanted to play in st. louis. explainis why he took about $52M/4 yrs from them while asking $75M/5 of others
Nov. 24, 2013
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I like Peralta's glove, arm, consistency, ability to make plays when needed most…but don't like range at SS and $52m huge over pay #Puzzling
Nov. 24, 2013
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St. Louis lineup could be: Wong, Carpenter, Holliday, Craig, Adams, Molina, Peralta, Bourjos. Pretty good. Winter work almost done for STL.
Nov. 24, 2013
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In news release, Cardinals list Jhonny Peralta’s position as “shortstop,” as opposed to, say, “insurance at third base.” @FOXSports1
Nov. 25, 2013
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Jhonny Peralta looks like he could be amazing on the Cardinals' alumni slow-pitch softball team. Good signing.
Nov. 24, 2013
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Any one who ever wondered why MLB players do steroids see Peralta, Jhonny and 52 million reasons why
Nov. 24, 2013
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KIDS, YOU TOO CAN BE LIKE JHONNY PERALTA: USE PEDS, FACE A MEAGER 50 GAME SUSPENSION, SERVE IT, MAKE $50 MILLION. SURE SHOWED HIM.
Nov. 24, 2013
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People really don't understand how this works. We thought 50 games would be a deterrent. Obviously it's not. So we are working on it again.
Nov. 24, 2013
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