This piece would have originally been dedicated to Jhonny Peralta, but we all know what happened over the weekend with the St. Louis Cardinals shortstop. Yesterday, Aledmys Diaz took a major step forward in his efforts to win the now vacant shortstop job out of camp.
Diaz turned in a 4-4 effort in the Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Twins. Diaz had a pair of doubles, two RBI, and a run scored on the afternoon.
Talk about stepping up and giving the club a shot in the arm. Diaz’s performance didn’t even give me ample time to freak-out about Peralta.