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David Peralta may be baseball's most underappreciated player
by Randy Holt
While they’ll likely fall far short of anything resembling a playoff
appearance, the Arizona Diamondbacks have turned in what is likely a much more
impressive season than anyone had anticipated they could have. If they’re able
to continue to flirt with .500 for the remainder of the year, it’ll likely be
labeled a success, based off of expectations alone. And it’ll be their offense
responsible for that success.
雖然響尾蛇離季後賽還差得遠,他們有個比預期好的球季.如果他們可以持續跟五成勝率跳
恰恰,跳到球季結束,這球季會被評價為成功.而這個功勞,要歸給進攻端.
Obviously the big names are right in the middle of things for the Diamondbacks
when one talks about their offense. Paul Goldschmidt is having another monster
season. A.J. Pollock was a deserving All-Star. Yasmany Tomas is riding an
exceptionally high BABIP to a strong rookie campaign. Welington Castillo has
latched onto the starting gig behind the plate with a hot bat. But the
overlooked entity in all of this, and perhaps throughout all of Major League
Baseball, is that of outfielder David Peralta.
當我們提到響尾蛇的進攻端就會想到一些大名字:Paul Goldschmidt有著第三個怪獸球季,
A.J.Pollock值得入選全明星賽,Yasmany Tomas帶著異常高的BAbip打出不錯的菜鳥球季,
Welington Castillo用火燙的棒子鎖定了本壘後方的先發席次.在這之中被忽略的那個人,
也許在全聯盟中也被忽略了,是外野手David Peralta.
Peralta currently ranks seventh in WAR among National League outfielders, at a
2.8 figure. That has him in front of names like Justin Upton, Joc Peterson, and
Carlos Gonzalez; no small feat given the season that each of those names has
turned in, even for the two on non-contending ballclubs. After a quietly decent
rookie campaign in 2014, he’s spun it into a large amount of success here
during the 2015 campaign.
Peralta目前在國聯外野手有著第七高的WAR(2.8),使他排在一些大名字前面:Justin Upton
,Carlos Gonzalez,Joc Peterson.2014年David Peralta繳出一個低調但還不賴的菜鳥年,
今年Peralta獲得了更多的成功.
As we prepare to hit the midway point of the month of August, Peralta is
slashing .298/.364/.511/.876. Sure, he’s the beneficiary of a high BABIP, at
.359, but that shouldn’t necessarily take away from what he’s accomplished.
His average is 15th overall in the National League, while he’s reaching base
at a clip that ranks 13th among all position players. Among NL OF, he ranks
sixth and fifth in those categories, respectively.
當我們逐漸接近八月中,Peralta的三圍是.298/.364/.511/.876.的確,他可能是因為高
BAbip的幫忙(.359),但這無法抹滅他繳出的成績.他的打擊率是國聯第15(前20有四隻蛇),
而他的上壘率排名第13.如果縮小範圍到國聯外野手,他分別排在第六和第五.
So how has he managed to do it? This isn’t a guy that has taken a typical road
to Major League success. He wasn’t a particularly highly touted prospect at
any point throughout his minor league career, and appeared to be more of a
stopgap option than anything else in the Arizona outfield.
他是如何辦到的？他升上大聯盟的路並不順遂.在他小聯盟生涯任何時刻他都不是高評價的
農作物,升上大聯盟時也只是來為傷兵潮止血而已.
For one, his approach at the plate. His 3.81 pitches per plate appearance ranks
18th among National League outfielders. He has a relatively low swing rate, at
45.4%, and is hacking at just 30.0% of pitches outside of the strike zone. As
such, he’s maintained a decent contact rate, at 77.3% and has walked at the
13th highest rate (8.8%) among NL outfielders. Not only does he make consistent
contact, but he consistently makes quality contact. His 36.1 Hard% ranks eighth
among NL OF, with a linedrive percentage up over 21%.
第一個原因,是他打擊的approach.平均一打席消耗3.81球排名國聯外野手18.他45.4%的出
棒率低,而且不易追打壞球(30.0%).同時,他保有不錯的contact率,77.3%以及國聯外野手第
13高的保送率(8.8%).Peralta不只是一直打到球,他一直能有品質的打到球.他打出36.1%的
強勁球排名國聯外野手第8,而且有21%以上的平飛球率.
It all culminates in a wRC+ of 136, which portrays David Peralta as a well
above average player. That figure ranks fourth among NL outfielders, trailing
only Bryce Harper, Andrew McCutchen, and Gerardo Parra, who is now in the
American League with the Baltimore Orioles. When you combine his ability to
make quality contact with a .213 ISO, indicating a strong tendency to hit for
extra bases (10 home runs, 21 doubles, eight triples), you get an outfielder of
a very high caliber.
136wRC+告訴我們David Peralta是個遠高於平均的選手,這排在國聯外野手第四,僅落後給
Bryce Harper,Andrew McCutchen和Gerardo Parra,而Parra被交易給美聯的金鳥了.當你結
合Peralta製造有品質的contact的能力與.213ISO,你能得到很多長打(10HR,21doubles,
8triples)(補充:8隻三安聯盟第一),你得到一個高級外野手.
And yet, David Peralta is rarely mentioned among the better outfielders in the
game. Harper or McCutchen he, of course, is not. However, as the Diamondbacks
continue to try and work their way back into contention, this is a guy who has
carved out a place for himself in this lineup, and should continue to be
featured heavily as a key piece moving forward. If only the rest of the country
was to take any notice whatsoever.
而對的,當我們在評價好外野手時,David Peralta很少被提及,你不會看到他和Harper,
McCutchen同時被提起.但是,當響尾蛇逐漸回到競爭者行列的途中,Peralta為自己在打線確
保了一個席位,而且會是往前進步的重要拼圖.剩下的,就是被全國認識而已.