There's an old baseball adage that it takes 25 players to win a pennant, but that's not really true. It nearly always takes a lot more than that.
And frankly, it takes more than 25 just to get through a season. It's not only the winning teams that require contributions from all over the roster. Every team does.
So this week we're tipping our caps to the unsung heroes of the National League West, the guys who have stepped up for their teams but haven't gotten the recognition of the stars or the regulars.
D-backs OF David Peralta
Why you should know about him: An on-base threat for most of his career, Peralta has added a power surge this year to make him one of the season's most effective leadoff hitters.