Jose Peraza swings a lot. We knew that when he consistently checked in with walk rates below 5 percent when he was in the minors, and we’ve more or less come to accept it when his walk rates dipped even further as he began getting regular big league playing time. Last year, Peraza’s swing rate was the 42nd-highest in all of baseball. The year before, it was 26th-highest. He’s made his approach at the plate very clear, but importantly, that approach has never made him an outlier. That is, until now.
After a little less than two weeks of regular season games, Peraza has the highest swing rate in all of baseball by more than eight percentage points.