David Peralta has discovered a brand new residence for his freight practice celebration. The previous Dodgers left fielder has agreed to phrases on a minor league take care of the Chicago Cubs, with a non-roster invitation to spring coaching, per a number of stories.
Robert Murray at FanSided was the first to report the agreement between Peralta and the Cubs, whereas MLB.com's Mark Feinsandand Jesse Rogers at ESPN added that he’s a minor league contract with a non-roster invite to spring coaching in Mesa.
The 36-year-old outfielder is recovering from flexor tendon restore surgical procedure in October, a process to appropriate a left elbow damage that has reportedly bothered him since midseason. That places Peralta's season in a brand new mild.
On the season, Peralta hit .259/.294/.381 with 25 doubles and 7 residence runs in 133 video games and 422 plate appearances with the Dodgers. His 82 wRC+ was the bottom of his profession.
Peralta has been utilized in a platoon position, with 91.5 % of his PA coming towards right-handed pitchers and 102 of his 104 begins coming with a righty on the mound.
With out figuring out precisely when Peralta's left elbow began hurting, we will no less than take a look at what seems like a line of demarcation in efficiency. Earlier than the All-Star break, Peralta was hitting .283/.323/.434 with seven residence runs, 9 doubles, and a 106 wRC+ in 73 video games. However after the break he hit simply .231/.259/.319 with a 54 wRC+ in 59 video games, with 16 doubles and no residence runs.
Being lively for no less than 150 days allowed Peralta to earn all of his $1.5 million in contract bonuses along with the $6.5 million base wage on his one-year deal signed final February with Los Angeles .
Peralta is a profession .279/.335/.450 hitter with a 108 wRC+, 227 doubles, 48 triples and 117 residence runs in 1,141 video games.
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