David Peralta has been the only positive of this disastrous season for the Arizona Rattlesnakes.
With a balance of 47-99, the Snakes are the second worst team in the MLB, only behind the Orioles (46-99); However, the Venezuelan has been able to show his face in the midst of this pandemonium.
Peralta, who is considered the captain of this team, has taken on the task of making himself felt in this final stretch of the season, in order to serve as the only reliable attraction at Chase Field in the city of Phoenix.
And it is that since the end of August, the native of Valencia, started the engines and since then he has been the hottest hitter of the Dbacks.
Such has been his awakening with the wood that, from the 27 of last month to this Wednesday the 15, his average is .333, the product of 15 hits in 45 at-bats, including four doubles, a pair of homers and five RBIs. , which led him to present a high OPS of .931 and a slugging of .556.
2022, last year of contract
David Peralta has always found himself in trade rumors. This season was no exception, being involved in trade talks with the Atlanta Braves and even the St. Louis Cardinals themselves; However, everything will be defined in the 2022 season, which will be his last year of contract with the snakes.
The outfielder will go to what could be his last season in Arizona for that firm for 3 years in 2020, where he will earn a total of $ 7.5 million.
