David Peralta, Arizona Diamondbacks
Homers: 30
Ground-Ball Rate: 50.7%
Fly-Ball Rate: 29.2%
Prior to 2018, David Peralta had never posted 20-plus homers in a season and only reached double digits on two different occasions. So of course, he now has a 30-homer campaign under his belt in what was his best offensive season since that 2015 breakout.
Peralta’s batted-ball profile hasn’t changed much on a year-to-year basis, but his quality of contact sure did this year. After never posting a hard-hit rate higher than 35.4% in a single season, that number jumped all the way up to 48.5%.
And when it comes to overall offensive production, he relied heavily on certain splits. He owned a .946 OPS and 150 wRC+ against right-handed hurlers, but those numbers dipped to .693 and 86, respectively, against southpaws. At home, he posted a .988 OPS and 160 wRC+, but they dropped to .750 and 100, respectively, on the road.
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