HitsRus;435977 wrote:I may be the only guy on this site that appreciated Peralta. For all of the Tribe's woes the past few years, Peralta was never the problem. Most certainly the money paid him was not wasted. There is something to be said for a player that goes out and does a solid major league job day after day. Sure it's nice to have a team of allstars, but most teams aren't the Yankees. Moreover, 'allstars' that are constantly on the DL don't do your team much good either. the Tribe has wasted a lot of money on guys who have spent a large part of their contracts on the DL.
Hafner, Westbrook, Sizemore...those are guys who didn't earn the high price they were paid. Peralta, on the other hand, was out there every day, doing a workman's job earning a modest salary.
Most managers like guys they can count on....and so does Dave Dombrowski apparently.
agreed...also there was a stat out there floating around a couple years ago saying that peralta was top 5 in the majors in fielding % of plays within his zone...granted his zone is much smaller than others due to his lack of speed/quickness...but still speaks to his reliability and consistency
