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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.
虽然响尾蛇离季后赛还差得远,他们有个比预期好的球季.如果他们可以持续跟五成胜率跳
恰恰,跳到球季结束,这球季会被评价为成功.而这个功劳,要归给进攻端.
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.
当我们提到响尾蛇的进攻端就会想到一些大名字:Paul Goldschmidt有着第三个怪兽球季,
A.J.Pollock值得入选全明星赛,Yasmany Tomas带着异常高的BAbip打出不错的菜鸟球季,
Welington Castillo用火烫的棒子锁定了本垒后方的先发席次.在这之中被忽略的那个人,
也许在全联盟中也被忽略了,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目前在国联外野手有着第七高的WAR(2.8),使他排在一些大名字前面:Justin Upton
,Carlos Gonzalez,Joc Peterson.2014年David Peralta缴出一个低调但还不赖的菜鸟年,
今年Peralta获得了更多的成功.
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.
当我们逐渐接近八月中,Peralta的三围是.298/.364/.511/.876.的确,他可能是因为高
BAbip的帮忙(.359),但这无法抹灭他缴出的成绩.他的打击率是国联第15(前20有四只蛇),
而他的上垒率排名第13.如果缩小范围到国联外野手,他分别排在第六和第五.
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.
他是如何办到的？他升上大联盟的路并不顺遂.在他小联盟生涯任何时刻他都不是高评价的
农作物,升上大联盟时也只是来为伤兵潮止血而已.
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%.
第一个原因,是他打击的approach.平均一打席消耗3.81球排名国联外野手18.他45.4%的出
棒率低,而且不易追打坏球(30.0%).同时,他保有不错的contact率,77.3%以及国联外野手第
13高的保送率(8.8%).Peralta不只是一直打到球,他一直能有品质的打到球.他打出36.1%的
强劲球排名国联外野手第8,而且有21%以上的平飞球率.
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+告诉我们David Peralta是个远高于平均的选手,这排在国联外野手第四,仅落后给
Bryce Harper,Andrew McCutchen和Gerardo Parra,而Parra被交易给美联的金鸟了.当你结
合Peralta制造有品质的contact的能力与.213ISO,你能得到很多长打(10HR,21doubles,
8triples)(补充:8只三安联盟第一),你得到一个高级外野手.
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.
而对的,当我们在评价好外野手时,David Peralta很少被提及,你不会看到他和Harper,
McCutchen同时被提起.但是,当响尾蛇逐渐回到竞争者行列的途中,Peralta为自己在打线确
保了一个席位,而且会是往前进步的重要拼图.剩下的,就是被全国认识而已.