Oswald Peraza

24-Year-Old Third Baseman3B

New York Yankees AAA

2024 Stats

AVG

.200

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Peraza entered 2023 with a shot at a starting spot in the Yankees infield, but it was fellow rookie Anthony Volpe who won the shortstop job with a strong spring and managed to hang onto the role over the length of the campaign. That resulted in Peraza spending much of the season in Triple-A, where he performed well enough with a .268/.357/.479 slash line, 14 homers, 36 RBI and 16 stolen bases over 300 plate appearances. When he did get an opportunity with the big club, however, Peraza largely struggled, finishing with a poor .539 OPS and 26.2 percent strikeout rate over 52 games. Aside from defense and his 84th percentile sprint speed, all of the youngster's advanced metrics were well below league average, and he often appeared overmatched by big-league pitching. Peraza looked far better during his initial MLB cup of coffee in 2022, and he'll almost certainly get more opportunities in the majors next year. There's a chance he could compete for the Yankees' vacant third-base spot, but a more likely scenario has the team utilizing his positional flexibility and plugging him into a utility role. Read Past Outlooks

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From Preseason

#397

ADP

League AAA

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 176

DOB 6/15/2000

Born Barquisimeto, Venezuela

College None

Drafted 2016 NYY

Optioned to Triple-A

3BNew York Yankees AAA

August 22, 2024

The Yankees optioned Peraza to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

ANALYSIS
Since coming up from the minors Aug. 14, Peraza has appeared in four games and gone 2-for-10 with a home run and two runs scored. No corresponding move for his demotion has been announced yet, though he was initially recalled to serve as a roster replacement for Jazz Chisholm (elbow), who is eligible to return from the injured list Friday.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+28%

OPS vs RHP

2024

-100%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+60%

OPS vs RHP

2022

+26%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.508	72	8	1	6	0	.150	.292	.217
Since 2022vs Right	.648	187	17	3	11	6	.238	.299	.349
2024vs Left	1.089	8	2	1	1	0	.286	.375	.714
2024vs Right	.000	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2023vs Left	.372	51	4	0	5	0	.114	.235	.136
2023vs Right	.596	140	11	2	9	4	.217	.279	.318
2022vs Left	.684	13	2	0	0	0	.222	.462	.222
2022vs Right	.861	44	6	1	2	2	.325	.386	.475
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+5%

OPS at Home

2024

+88%

OPS on Road

2023

+1%

OPS at Home

2022

+26%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.627	114	14	1	8	2	.233	.307	.320
Since 2022Away	.600	145	11	3	9	4	.202	.290	.310
2024Home	.533	6	1	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200
2024Away	1.000	5	1	1	1	0	.200	.200	.800
2023Home	.541	83	9	1	8	2	.197	.265	.276
2023Away	.537	108	6	1	6	2	.186	.269	.268
2022Home	.940	25	4	0	0	0	.364	.440	.500
2022Away	.745	32	4	1	2	2	.259	.375	.370
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Stat Review

How does Oswald Peraza compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.33

BB Rate

9.1%

K Rate

27.3%

BABIP

.167

ISO

.300

AVG

.200

OBP

.273

SLG

.500

OPS

.773

wOBA

.335

Exit Velocity

87.0 mph

Hard Hit Rate

28.6%

Barrels/PA

9.1%

Expected BA

.244

Expected SLG

.536

Sprint Speed

24.3 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

42.9%

Line Drive %

14.3%

Fly Ball %

42.9%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Peraza got off to a really slow start to his first full season at Triple-A, but he slashed .311/.378/.555 with 14 home runs and a 21.4 K% over his final 53 games and was excellent (.306/.404/.429, 10.5 BB%, 15.8 K%) in small sample (57 PA) against big-league pitching to close out the year. Despite his Triple-A exploits, Peraza may not hit for significant game power in his age-22/23 season (104.6 mph max exit velocity), but his speed should play right away. He pilfered 35 bases on 40 attempts last season and has a 90th percentile sprint speed. His ability to make fairly consistent contact while playing solid defense at shortstop and second base gives him a high real-life floor, although he is likely ticketed for the bottom third of the lineup when the Yankees are at full health. The big questions are whether New York will enter the season with Peraza atop the depth chart at shortstop, and what Anthony Volpe's eventual arrival means for him. Peraza should be able to beat out Isiah Kiner-Falefa with a good spring training. From there, it would be up to him to perform well in order to stave off internal threats.

Peraza climbed from High-A to Triple-A last season, with his production trending down against better competition (144 wRC+ at High-A, 122 wRC+ at Double-A, 90 wRC+ in a tiny sample at Triple-A). Considering he turns 22 in June, just the fact that he made it to Triple-A last season is an accomplishment. Peraza came into the year known mostly as a strong defensive shortstop with a strong hit tool and plus speed, not unlike the prospect versions of guys like Amed Rosario, J.P. Crawford or Orlando Arcia. He showed there was a bit more juice in the bat, hitting 18 home runs with 26 doubles in 115 games. However, he didn't demonstrate the greatest eye or contact skill, tallying 111 strikeouts (21.7 K%) and just 37 walks (7.2 BB%) in 511 plate appearances. Those are fine metrics, but they didn't back up the idea that he will have a plus hit tool in the majors. He stole 38 bases on 48 attempts and graded out as an above-average runner at 5-foot-11, 186 pounds. While org. mate Anthony Volpe looks the part of a future No. 1 or No. 2 hitter, Peraza looks more like a future bottom third of the order hitter, albeit one who plays every day and challenges for 15/15 seasons.

A shortstop with the potential for a plus hit tool and plus speed, Peraza was protected from the Rule 5 draft by being added to the Yankees' 40-man roster this offseason. He won't turn 21 until June and has not played above Low-A, so this roster move will put a little pressure on the player and the team to speed up his ascent slightly. Unfortunately, he did not get invited to the alternate training site due to his lack of upper-level experience. Peraza is a no-doubt shortstop thanks to a plus glove and plus arm, which will buy him a longer leash to develop at the plate. He could be a Tommy Edman/Andres Gimenez type of fantasy contributor in time, and that 20-steal potential will remain his top fantasy skill for the foreseeable future. The Yankees have worked on trying to coax a little more power from the 6-foot, 180-pound right-handed hitter, but he probably won't be a 20-homer hitter in the majors.

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Starting against lefty again

3BNew York Yankees AAA

August 21, 2024

Peraza will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game agains the Guardians.