Before spring training, the Yankees let it be clear that Oswald Peraza and Anthony Volpe were going to compete for the shortstop gig. The latter won, fair and square, and Peraza’s future in the franchise became murky.
If the first two months of the season have taught us something, however, is that spring training stats come with a lot of asterisks, and regular season performance is a much better way to evaluate skill whether it is in the majors or in Triple-A. Peraza’s spring OPS was .616, and while he hasn’t really produced in MLB this year (64 wRC+), he has gotten just 38 plate appearances.